Government of the 12th Dáil
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Infobox government cabinet The 4th Government of Ireland (9 June 1944 – 18 February 1948) was the government of Ireland formed after the 1944 general election to the 12th Dáil held on 30 May. It was a single-party Fianna Fáil government led by Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach. It lasted for Template:Age in years and days. Fianna Fáil had been in office since the 1932 general election.
Nomination of Taoiseach
The 12th Dáil first met on 9 June 1944. In the debate on the nomination of Taoiseach, Fianna Fáil leader and outgoing Taoiseach Éamon de Valera was proposed. This motion was approved by 81 to 37.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> De Valera was appointed as Taoiseach by President Douglas Hyde.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
| 9 June 1944 Nomination of Éamon de Valera (FF) as Taoiseach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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| Vote | Parties | Votes | |
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| Template:Tick Yes | Fianna Fáil (75), National Labour Party (3), Independents (3) | Template:Composition bar | |
| No | Fine Gael (29), Labour Party (7), Independent (1) | Template:Composition bar | |
| Absent of Not voting |
Clann na Talmhan (9), Independents (7), Fine Gael (1), Labour Party (1), National Labour Party (1), 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They were appointed by the president on the same day.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Parliamentary Secretaries
On 9 June, the Government appointed Parliamentary Secretaries on the nomination of the Taoiseach.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
| Name | Office | Term | ||
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| rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Eamon Kissane | Government Chief Whip | 1944–1948 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence | 1944–1948 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Paddy Smith | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance | 1944–1946 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Conn Ward | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health<ref>Template:Cite Irish legislation; Template:Cite Irish legislation</ref> | 1944–1946 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Seán O'Grady | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce | 1944–1946 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Erskine H. Childers | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health | 1944–1948 | |
Change 13 July 1946Resignation of Conn Ward following the report of the Ward Tribunal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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Changes 1 January 1947 | ||||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Paddy Smith | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture | Jan. 1947 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Seán O'Grady | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance | 1947–1948 | |
References
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