Changes 9 May 1970 Changes 3 January 1973 - See also
- References
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|cabinet_name = Government of the 19th Dáil
|cabinet_number = 13th
|cabinet_type = Government
|jurisdiction = Ireland
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|date_formed = 2 July 1969
|date_dissolved = 14 March 1973
|government_head = Jack Lynch
|government_head_history =
|deputy_government_head = Erskine H. Childers
|state_head = Éamon de Valera
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|former_members_number =
|total_number = 14
|political_party = Fianna Fáil
|legislature_status = Majority Government
|opposition_cabinet =
|opposition_party =
|opposition_leader = Liam Cosgrave {{small|(Fine Gael)}}
|election = 1969 general election
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}}The 19th Dáil was elected at the 1969 general election on 18 June 1969 and first met on 2 July when the 13th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 19th Dáil lasted for 1,351 days. ==13th Government of Ireland== The 13th Government of Ireland (2 July 1969 – 14 March 1973) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.[1] | Office | Name | Term |
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| Taoiseach | | Jack Lynch | 1969–73 |
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| Tánaiste | | Erskine H. Childers | 1969–73 |
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| Minister for Health | | Minister for Agriculture | | Neil Blaney | 1969–70 |
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| Minister for Defence | | Jim Gibbons | 1969–70 |
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| Minister for Education | | Pádraig Faulkner | 1969–73 |
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| Minister for Finance | | Charles Haughey | 1969–70 |
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| Minister for External Affairs | | Patrick Hillery | 1969–73 |
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| Minister for the Gaeltacht | | George Colley | 1969–73 |
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| Minister for Industry and Commerce | 1969–70 | | Minister for Justice | | Mícheál Ó Móráin | 1969–70 |
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| Minister for Labour | | Joseph Brennan | 1969–73 |
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| Minister for Lands | | Seán Flanagan | 1969–73 |
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| Minister for Local Government | | Kevin Boland | 1969–70 |
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| Minister for Social Welfare | | Minister for Posts and Telegraphs | | Patrick Lalor | 1969–73 |
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| Minister for Transport and Power | | Brian Lenihan | 1969–73 |
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Changes 9 May 1970Due to the Arms Crisis, Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney were sacked by Jack Lynch on 6 May 1970 when they refused to resign. Kevin Boland resigned from the government in protest at the sackings. Mícheál Ó Móráin who was in hospital at the time was asked to resign on 4 May 1970. | | Office | Name | Term |
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| Minister for Agriculture | | Jim Gibbons | 1970–73 |
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| Minister for Defence | | Jerry Cronin | 1970–73 |
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| Minister for Finance | | George Colley | 1970–73 |
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| Minister for Industry and Commerce | | Patrick Lalor | 1970–73 |
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| Minister for Justice | | Desmond O'Malley | 1970–73 |
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| Minister for Local Government | | Bobby Molloy | 1970–73 |
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| Minister for Posts and Telegraphs | | Gerry Collins | 1970–73 |
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| Minister for Social Welfare | | Joseph Brennan | 1970–73 |
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Changes 3 January 1973In January 1973 Patrick Hillery was appointed the Irelands's first European Commissioner. | | Office | Name | Term |
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| Minister for Foreign Affairs | | Brian Lenihan | 1973 |
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| Minister for Transport and Power | | Michael O'Kennedy | 1973 |
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See also- Members of the 19th Dáil
- Parliamentary Secretaries of the 19th Dáil
- Members of the 12th Seanad
- Dáil Éireann
- Constitution of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Historical_Information/History_of_Government/Nineteenth_D%C3%A1il.html|title=History of Government – Nineteenth Dáil|work=Department of the Taoiseach|accessdate=20 October 2013}}
{{Governments of Ireland|state=collapsed}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Government of the 19th Dail}} 6 : Governments of Ireland|1969 establishments in Ireland|1973 disestablishments in Ireland|Cabinets established in 1969|Cabinets disestablished in 1973|19th Dáil |