Government of the 14th Dáil
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Infobox government cabinet The 6th government of Ireland (13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954) was the government of Ireland formed after the 1951 general election held on 30 May to the 14th Dáil. It was a single-party Fianna Fáil government led by Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach. It lasted for Template:Age in years and days.
Nomination of Taoiseach
The 14th Dáil first met on 13 June 1951. In the debate on the nomination of Taoiseach, outgoing Taoiseach John A. Costello of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil leader Éamon de Valera were both proposed. Costello was defeated by a vote of 72 to 74, while de Valera was approved by a vote of 74 to 69.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> De Valera was appointed as Taoiseach by President Seán T. O'Kelly.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
| 13 June 1951 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 (69), Independent (5) | Template:Composition bar | |
| No | Fine Gael (40), Labour Party (15), Clann na Talmhan (6), Clann na Poblachta (2), Independent (6) | Template:Composition bar | |
| Not voting | Ceann Comhairle (1), Independent (3) | Template:Composition bar | |
Members of the Government
After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, 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 14 June 1951.<ref name=mapp>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Parliamentary secretaries
On 19 June 1951, the government appointed the parliamentary secretaries on the nomination of the Taoiseach.<ref name=mapp />
| Name | Office | ||
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| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Donnchadh Ó Briain | Government Chief Whip Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jack Lynch | Parliamentary Secretary to the Government | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Patrick Beegan | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Michael Kennedy | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Gerald Bartley | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture<ref>Template:Cite ISB; Template:Cite ISB; Template:Cite ISB; Template:Cite ISB</ref> | |
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| Name | Office | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jack Lynch | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands<ref>Template:Cite ISB; Template:Cite ISB</ref> | |
Confidence in the government
On 30 June 1953, de Valera proposed a vote of confidence in the government.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}; {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}; {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}; {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}; {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 2 July, it was approved on a vote of 73 to 71.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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