Government of the 8th Dáil

Government of the 8th Dáil
7th Executive Council of the Irish Free State
Date formed	8 February 1933
Date dissolved	21 July 1937
People and organisations
Head of government	Éamon de Valera
Deputy head of government	Seán T. O'Kelly
Head of state	George V (1933–36) Edward VIII (1936) George VI (1936–37)
Total number of ministers	10
Member party	Fianna Fáil
Status in legislature	Minority Government
Opposition leader	W. T. Cosgrave (Cumann na nGaedheal)
History
Election(s)	1933 general election
Legislature term(s)	8th Dáil
Predecessor	6th Executive Council
Successor	8th Executive Council

The 8th Dáil was elected at the 1933 general election on 24 January 1933 and first met on 8 February when the 7th Executive Council was appointed. The 8th Dáil lasted for 1,619 days.

7th Executive Council of the Irish Free State

The 7th Executive Council of the Irish Free State (8 February 1933 – 21 July 1937) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.

Office	Name		Term
President of the Executive Council		Éamon de Valera	1933–37
Minister for External Affairs
Vice-President of the Executive Council		Seán T. O'Kelly	1933–37
Minister for Local Government and Public Health
Minister for Agriculture		James Ryan	1933–37
Minister for Defence		Frank Aiken	1933–37
Minister for Education		Thomas Derrig	1933–37
Minister for Finance		Seán MacEntee	1933–37
Minister for Industry and Commerce		Seán Lemass	1933–37
Minister for Justice		P. J. Ruttledge	1933–37
Minister for Lands and Fisheries		Joseph Connolly	1933–36
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs		Gerald Boland	1933–36
Changes 3 June 1936
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Lands and Fisheries		Frank Aiken	1936
Changes 11 November 1936
Office	Name		Term
Minister for Lands and Fisheries		Gerald Boland	1936–37
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs		Oscar Traynor	1936–37

See also

• Members of the 8th Dáil
• Parliamentary Secretaries of the 8th Dáil
• Dáil Éireann
• Government of Ireland
• Constitution of the Irish Free State
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland