Records of Irish heads of government since 1922

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Template:Short description Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Use dmy dates The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) is the head of government of Ireland. Prior to the enactment of the Constitution of Ireland in 1937, the head of government was referred to as the President of the Executive Council. This office was first held by W. T. Cosgrave from 1922 to 1932, and then by Éamon de Valera from 1932 to 1937. By convention Taoisigh are numbered to include Cosgrave,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> for example Micheál Martin is considered the 15th Taoiseach.

Electoral history

No. Name Born First elected   Party Constituency Left Dáil
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3 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colourTemplate:Efn Template:Ubl Template:Sort
4 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colourTemplate:Efn Template:Ubl Template:Sort
5 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colour Template:Ubl Template:Sort
6 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colour Template:Ubl Template:Sort
7 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colour Template:Ubl Template:Sort
8 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colour Dublin South-East Template:Sort
9 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colour Template:Ubl Template:Sort
10 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colour Meath Template:Sort
11 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colour Template:Ubl Template:Sort
12 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colour Laois–Offaly Template:Sort
13 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colour Template:Ubl Template:Sort
14 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Party name with colour Dublin West Template:Sort
15 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Party name with colour Cork South-Central
16 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Party name with colour Wicklow

Periods in office

No. Name Entered office Left office Dáil(s) Period   Party
1 Template:Sortname Template:DtsTemplate:Efn Template:Dts 3rd, 4th, 5th,
6th 		– Template:Party name with colour
2 Template:Sortname Template:DtsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn Template:Dts 7th, 8th, 9th
10th, 11th, 12thTemplate:Efn 		1st time Template:Party name with colour
3 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 13th 1st time Template:Party name with colour
(2) Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 14th 2nd time Template:Party name with colour
(3) Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 15th 2nd time Template:Party name with colour
(2) Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 16th 3rd time Template:Party name with colour
4 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 16th, 17th, 18th – Template:Party name with colour
5 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 18th, 19th 1st time Template:Party name with colour
6 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 20th – Template:Party name with colour
(5) Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 21st 2nd time Template:Party name with colour
7 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 21st 1st time Template:Party name with colour
8 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 22nd 1st time Template:Party name with colour
(7) Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 23rd 2nd time Template:Party name with colour
(8) Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 24th 2nd time Template:Party name with colour
(7) Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 25th, 26th 3rd time Template:Party name with colour
9 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 26th, 27th – Template:Party name with colour
10 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 27th – Template:Party name with colour
11 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 28th, 29th, 30th – Template:Party name with colour
12 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 30th – Template:Party name with colour
13 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 31st, 32nd – Template:Party name with colour
14 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 32nd 1st time Template:Party name with colour
15 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 33rd 1st time Template:Party name with colour
(14) Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 33rd 2nd time Template:Party name with colour
16 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts 33rd – Template:Party name with colour
(15) Template:Sortname Template:Dts Incumbent 34th 2nd time Template:Party name with colour

Cumulative days served

No. Name First entered office Finally left office Periods Cumulative daysTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 2 Éamon de Valera 9 March 1932Template:Efn 23 June 1959 3 7,735 (21 years, 2 months)Template:EfnTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 11 Bertie Ahern 26 June 1997 7 May 2008 1 3,968 (10 years, 10 months)
Template:Party color cell 1 W. T. Cosgrave 6 December 1922 9 March 1932 1 3,381 (9 years, 3 months)Template:Efn
Template:Party color cell 5 Jack Lynch 10 November 1966 11 December 1979 2 3,205 (8 years, 9 months)
Template:Party color cell 4 Seán Lemass 23 June 1959 10 November 1966 1 2,697 (7 years, 5 months)
Template:Party color cell 7 Charles Haughey 11 December 1979 11 February 1992 3 2,646 (7 years, 3 months)Template:Efn
Template:Party color cell 13 Enda Kenny 9 March 2011 14 June 2017 1 2,289 (6 years, 3 months)Template:Efn
Template:Party color cell 3 John A. Costello 18 February 1948 20 March 1957 2 2,233 (6 years, 1 month)
Template:Party color cell 8 Garret FitzGerald 30 June 1981 10 March 1987 2 1,799 (4 years, 11 months)
Template:Party color cell 14 Leo Varadkar 14 June 2017 9 April 2024 2 1,589 (4 years, 4 months)Template:Efn
Template:Party color cell 6 Liam Cosgrave 14 March 1973 5 July 1977 1 1,574 (4 years, 4 months)
Template:Party color cell 15 Micheál Martin 27 June 2020 Incumbent 2 Template:Age in days (Template:Age in years, months and days)
Template:Party color cell 9 Albert Reynolds 11 February 1992 15 December 1994 1 1,038 (2 years, 10 months)Template:Efn
Template:Party color cell 12 Brian Cowen 7 May 2008 9 March 2011 1 1,036 (2 years, 10 months)
Template:Party color cell 10 John Bruton 15 December 1994 26 June 1997 1 924 (2 years, 6 months)
Template:Party color cell 16 Simon Harris 9 April 2024 23 January 2025 1 289 (9 months, 14 days)

Length of individual periods

No. Name Entered office Left office Period No. Period length Length
in daysTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 2 Éamon de Valera 9 March 1932Template:Efn 18 February 1948 1 15 years, 11 months, 16 days 5,824
Template:Party color cell 11 Bertie Ahern 26 June 1997 7 May 2008 1 10 years, 10 months, 11 days 3,968
Template:Party color cell 1 W. T. Cosgrave 6 December 1922 9 March 1932 1 9 years, 3 months, 4 days 3,381Template:Efn
Template:Party color cell 4 Seán Lemass 23 June 1959 11 November 1966 1 7 years, 4 months, 17 days 2,697
Template:Party color cell 5 Jack Lynch 11 November 1966 14 March 1973 1 6 years, 4 months, 4 days 2,316
Template:Party color cell 13 Enda Kenny 9 March 2011 14 June 2017 1 6 years, 3 months, 5 days 2,289Template:Efn
Template:Party color cell 7 Charles Haughey 10 March 1987 11 February 1992 3 4 years, 11 months, 1 day 1,799Template:Efn
Template:Party color cell 6 Liam Cosgrave 14 March 1973 5 July 1977 1 4 years, 3 months, 22 days 1,574
Template:Party color cell 8 Garret FitzGerald 14 December 1982 10 March 1987 2 4 years, 2 months, 27 days 1,547
Template:Party color cell 3 John A. Costello 18 February 1948 13 June 1951 1 3 years, 3 months, 24 days 1,211
Template:Party color cell 14 Leo Varadkar 14 June 2017 27 June 2020 1 3 years and 13 days 1,109Template:Efn
Template:Party color cell Éamon de Valera 13 June 1951 2 June 1954 2 2 years, 11 months, 19 days 1,085
Template:Party color cell 9 Albert Reynolds 11 February 1992 15 December 1994 1 2 years, 10 months, 4 days 1,038Template:Efn
Template:Party color cell 12 Brian Cowen 7 May 2008 9 March 2011 1 2 years, 10 months, 2 days 1,036
Template:Party color cell John A. Costello 2 June 1954 20 March 1957 2 2 years, 9 months, 18 days 1,022
Template:Party color cell 10 John Bruton 15 December 1994 26 June 1997 1 2 years, 6 months, 11 days 924
Template:Party color cell 15 Micheál Martin 27 June 2020 17 December 2022 1 2 years, 5 months and 21 days 904
Template:Party color cell Jack Lynch 5 July 1977 11 December 1979 2 2 years, 5 months, 6 days 889
Template:Party color cell Éamon de Valera 20 March 1957 23 June 1959 3 2 years, 3 months, 3 days 825
Template:Party color cell Charles Haughey 11 December 1979 30 June 1981 1 1 year, 6 months, 19 days 567
Template:Party color cell Leo Varadkar 17 December 2022 9 April 2024 2 1 year, 3 months and 23 days 479
Template:Party color cell Micheál Martin 23 January 2025 Incumbent 2 Template:Age in years, months and days Template:Age in days
Template:Party color cell 16 Simon Harris 9 April 2024 23 January 2025 1 9 months, 14 days 289
Template:Party color cell Charles Haughey 9 March 1982 14 December 1982 2 9 months, 5 days 280
Template:Party color cell Garret FitzGerald 30 June 1981 9 March 1982 1 8 months, 9 days 252

Longevity

No. Name Born Died Age as of
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Template:Party color cell 6 Liam Cosgrave 13 April 1920 4 October 2017 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 2 Éamon de Valera 14 October 1882 29 August 1975 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 1 W. T. Cosgrave 6 June 1880 16 November 1965 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 8 Garret FitzGerald 9 February 1926 19 May 2011 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 3 John A. Costello 20 June 1891 5 January 1976 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 5 Jack Lynch 15 August 1917 20 October 1999 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 9 Albert Reynolds 3 November 1932 21 August 2014 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 7 Charles Haughey 16 September 1925 13 June 2006 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 10 John Bruton 18 May 1947 6 February 2024 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 13 Enda Kenny 24 April 1951 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 11 Bertie Ahern 12 September 1951 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 4 Seán Lemass 12 July 1899 11 May 1971 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 12 Brian Cowen 10 January 1960 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 15 Micheál Martin 1 August 1960 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 14 Leo Varadkar 18 January 1979 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Party color cell 16 Simon Harris 17 October 1986 Template:Age in years and days

Age on entering/leaving office

No. Name Born Entered office Age Left office Age
Template:Party color cell 16 Simon Harris 17 October 1986 9 April 2024 Template:Age in years and monthsTemplate:Efn 23 January 2025 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 14 Leo Varadkar 18 January 1979 14 June 2017 Template:Age in years and months 9 April 2024 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 1 W. T. Cosgrave 6 June 1880 6 December 1922Template:Efn Template:Age in years and monthsTemplate:Efn 9 March 1932 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 11 Bertie Ahern 12 September 1951 26 June 1997 Template:Age in years and months 7 May 2008 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 10 John Bruton 18 May 1947 15 December 1994 Template:Age in years and months 26 June 1997 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 12 Brian Cowen 10 January 1960 7 May 2008 Template:Age in years and months 9 March 2011 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 5 Jack Lynch 15 August 1917 10 November 1966 Template:Age in years and months 11 December 1979 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 2 Éamon de Valera 14 October 1882 9 March 1932Template:Efn Template:Age in years and monthsTemplate:Efn 23 June 1959 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 6 Liam Cosgrave 13 April 1920 14 March 1973 Template:Age in years and months 5 July 1977 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 7 Charles Haughey 16 September 1925 11 December 1979 Template:Age in years and months 11 February 1992 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 8 Garret FitzGerald 9 February 1926 30 June 1981 Template:Age in years and months 10 March 1987 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 3 John A. Costello 20 June 1891 18 February 1948 Template:Age in years and months 20 March 1957 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 9 Albert Reynolds 3 November 1932 11 February 1992 Template:Age in years and months 15 December 1994 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 13 Enda Kenny 24 April 1951 9 March 2011 Template:Age in years and months 14 June 2017 Template:Age in years and months
Template:Party color cell 15 Micheál Martin 1 August 1960 27 June 2020 Template:Age in years and months Incumbent –
Template:Party color cell 4 Seán Lemass 12 July 1899 23 June 1959 Template:Age in years and months 10 November 1966 Template:Age in years and months

Cabinet positions

Listed here are cabinet positions held either before or during holding the office of Taoiseach or President of the Executive Council.

No. Name Before or after position of Taoiseach While Taoiseach
Template:Party color cell 1 W. T. Cosgrave Minister for Local Government Template:Small
Minister for Finance Template:Small
Chairman of the Provisional Government Template:Small
President of Dáil Éireann Template:Small 		Minister for Finance Template:Small
Minister for Defence Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Minister for External Affairs Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 2 Éamon de Valera President of Dáil Éireann Template:Small Minister for External Affairs Template:Small
Minister for Education Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Minister for Local Government and Public Health Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 3 John A. Costello Attorney General Template:Small Minister for Health Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 4 Seán Lemass Minister for Industry and Commerce
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Minister for Supplies Template:Small
Tánaiste Template:Small 		Minister for Justice Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 5 Jack Lynch Minister for the Gaeltacht Template:Small
Minister for Education Template:Small
Minister for Industry and Commerce Template:Small
Minister for Finance Template:Small 		Minister for Education Template:Small
Template:Party color cell 6 Liam Cosgrave Minister for External Affairs Template:Small Minister for Defence Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 7 Charles Haughey Minister for Justice Template:Small
Minister for Agriculture Template:Small
Minister for Finance Template:Small
Minister for Health Template:Small
Minister for Social Welfare Template:Small 		Minister for Education Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Minister for the Gaeltacht Template:Small
Minister for Defence Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 8 Garret FitzGerald Minister for Foreign Affairs Template:Small Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 9. Albert Reynolds Minister for Posts and Telegraphs Template:Small
Minister for Transport Template:Small
Minister for Industry and Energy Template:Small
Minister for Industry and Commerce Template:Small
Minister for Finance Template:Small 		Minister for Energy Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 10 John Bruton Minister for Finance Template:Small
Minister for Industry and Energy Template:Small
Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism Template:Small
Minister for the Public Service Template:Small 		Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 11 Bertie Ahern Minister for Labour Template:Small
Minister for Finance Template:Small
Minister for Industry and Commerce Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Tánaiste Template:Small
Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht Template:Small
Template:Party color cell 12 Brian Cowen Minister for Labour Template:Small
Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications Template:Small
Minister for Health and Children Template:Small
Minister for Foreign Affairs Template:Small
Minister for Finance Template:Small
Tánaiste Template:Small 		Minister for Foreign Affairs Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Template:Party color cell 13 Enda Kenny Minister for Tourism and Trade Template:Small Minister for Defence Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Minister for Defence Template:Small
Template:Party color cell 14 Leo Varadkar Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Template:Small
Minister for Health Template:Small
Minister for Social Protection Template:Small
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Template:Small
Tánaiste Template:Small 		Minister for Defence Template:Small
Template:Party color cell 15 Micheál Martin Minister for Education and Science Template:Small
Minister for Health and Children Template:Small
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Template:Small
Minister for Foreign Affairs Template:Small
Minister for Foreign Affairs Template:Small
Minister for Defence Template:Small
Tánaiste Template:Small 		Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (July 2020 and Aug. 2020)Template:Efn
Template:Party color cell 16 Simon Harris Minister for Health Template:Small
Minister for Justice Template:Small
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Template:Small
Tánaiste Template:Small
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Template:Small
Minister for Defence Template:Small
Minister for Finance Template:Small

Education

No. Name Second level Third level
Template:Party color cell 1 W. T. Cosgrave St. Joseph's Secondary, Fairview None
Template:Party color cell 2 Éamon de Valera Template:Ubl Template:Ubl
Template:Party color cell 3 John A. Costello Template:Ubl University College Dublin
Template:Party color cell 4 Seán Lemass O'Connell School University College Cork
Template:Party color cell 5 Jack Lynch North Monastery Template:Ubl
Template:Party color cell 6 Liam Cosgrave Template:Ubl King's Inns
Template:Party color cell 7 Charles Haughey St. Joseph's Secondary, Fairview University College Dublin
Template:Party color cell 8 Garret FitzGerald Belvedere College University College Dublin
Template:Party color cell 9 Albert Reynolds Summerhill College None
Template:Party color cell 10 John Bruton Clongowes Wood College Template:Ubl
Template:Party color cell 11 Bertie Ahern St Aidan's C.B.S. College of Commerce, Rathmines
Template:Party color cell 12 Brian Cowen Cistercian College, Roscrea Template:Ubl
Template:Party color cell 13 Enda Kenny St Gerald's College, Castlebar Template:Ubl
Template:Party color cell 14 Leo Varadkar The King's Hospital Trinity College Dublin
Template:Party color cell 15 Micheál Martin Coláiste Chríost Rí University College Cork
Template:Party color cell 16 Simon Harris St David's Holy Faith, Greystones Dublin Institute of Technology (did not graduate)

Living officeholders

There are currently five living former Taoisigh:

Taoiseach Term of office Date of birth
Bertie Ahern 1997–2008 Template:Birth date and age
Brian Cowen 2008–2011 Template:Birth date and age
Simon Harris 2024–2025 Template:Birth date and age
Enda Kenny 2011–2017 Template:Birth date and age
Leo Varadkar Template:Ubl Template:Birth date and age

Timeline of living/deceased officeholders

Date Living Deceased Notes
9 April 2024 6 10 Simon Harris accedes
6 February 2024 5 10 John Bruton dies
27 June 2020 6 9 Micheál Martin accedes
4 October 2017 5 9 Liam Cosgrave dies
14 June 2017 6 8 Leo Varadkar accedes
21 August 2014 5 8 Albert Reynolds dies
19 May 2011 6 7 Garret FitzGerald dies
9 March 2011 7 6 Enda Kenny accedes
7 May 2008 6 6 Brian Cowen accedes
13 June 2006 5 6 Charles Haughey dies
20 October 1999 6 5 Jack Lynch dies
26 June 1997 7 4 Bertie Ahern accedes
15 December 1994 6 4 John Bruton accedes
11 February 1992 5 4 Albert Reynolds accedes
30 June 1981 4 4 Garret FitzGerald accedes
11 December 1979 3 4 Charles Haughey accedes
6 January 1976 2 4 John A. Costello dies
29 August 1975 3 3 Éamon de Valera dies
14 March 1973 4 2 Liam Cosgrave accedes
16 May 1971 3 2 Seán Lemass dies
10 November 1966 4 1 Jack Lynch accedes
11 May 1965 3 1 W. T. Cosgrave dies
23 June 1959 4 0 Seán Lemass accedes
18 February 1948 3 0 John A. Costello accedes
9 March 1932 2 0 Éamon de Valera accedes
6 December 1922 1 0 W. T. Cosgrave accedes

See also

Notes

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References

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