Government of the 12th Dáil
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| Government of the 12th Dáil | |
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| 4th Government of Ireland | |
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| Date formed | 9 June 1944 |
| Date dissolved | 18 February 1948 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Éamon de Valera |
| Deputy head of government | Seán T. O'Kelly (1944–45) Seán Lemass (1945–48) |
| Head of state | Douglas Hyde (1944–45) Seán T. O'Kelly (1945–48) |
| Total number of ministers | 12 (1944–47) 14 (1947–48) |
| Member party | Fianna Fáil |
| Status in legislature | Majority Government |
| Opposition leader | Richard Mulcahy (Fine Gael) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1944 general election |
| Legislature term(s) | 12th Dáil |
| Predecessor | 3rd Government of Ireland |
| Successor | 5th Government of Ireland |
The 12th Dáil was elected at the 1944 general election on 30 May 1944 and first met on 9 June when the 4th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 12th Dáil lasted for 1,345 days.
Contents
4th Government of Ireland
The 4th Government of Ireland (9 June 1944 – 18 February 1948) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.[1]
See also
- Members of the 12th Dáil
- Parliamentary Secretaries of the 12th Dáil
- Members of the 5th Seanad
- Dáil Éireann
- Constitution of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
Footnotes
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Seán T. O'Kelly left the cabinet in 1945 when he was elected 2nd President of Ireland.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Department of Health and the Department of Social Welfare were created in January 1947.
