Government of the 11th Dáil
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Infobox government cabinet The 3rd government of Ireland (1 July 1943 – 9 June 1944) was the government of Ireland formed after the 1943 general election to the 11th Dáil held on 23 June. It was a single-party Fianna Fáil government led by Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach. Fianna Fáil had been in office since the 1932 general election. It lasted for Template:Age in years and days.
Nomination of Taoiseach
The 11th Dáil first met on 1 July 1943. In the debate on the nomination of Taoiseach, Fianna Fáil leader and outgoing Taoiseach Éamon de Valera and Fine Gael leader and former President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave were both proposed. The nomination of de Valera was approved by 67 to 37.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> De Valera was then appointed as Taoiseach by President Douglas Hyde.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
| 1 July 1943 Nomination of Éamon de Valera (FF) as Taoiseach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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| Vote | Parties | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Tick Yes | Fianna Fáil (66), Independent (1) | Template:Composition bar | |
| No | Fine Gael (32), Independents (5) | Template:Composition bar | |
| Absent or Not voting |
Labour Party (17), Clann na Talmhan (14), Independents (3), Ceann Comhairle (1) | Template:Composition bar | |
Members of the government
After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Éamon de Valera proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil on 2 July 1943.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}; {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}; {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They were then appointed by the president.
Parliamentary Secretaries
On 2 July, the government appointed parliamentary secretaries on the nomination of the Taoiseach.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
| Name | Office | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Eamon Kissane | Government Chief Whip | 1943–1944 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence | 1943–1944 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Paddy Smith | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance | 1943–1944 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Conn Ward | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health<ref>Template:Cite ISB</ref> | 1943–1944 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Seán O'Grady | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce | 1943–1944 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Erskine H. Childers | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health | Mar.–Jun. 1944 |
References
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