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Since 1921, there have been three different prime ministerial offices in Northern Ireland. The most recent structure, the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, represents a diarchy. As such, there is no longer a singular executive office, but rather a dual office.
The governor-general was appointed by the King on the advice of his Irish ministers. Initially, the British government had some involvement in the appointment process. However, this ended following the 1926 Imperial Conference ; thenceforth, only the government of the Irish Free State was formally involved.
Minister for Defence (1924) [o] Minister for External Affairs (1927) [o] 2 Éamon de Valera: President of Dáil Éireann (1919–1922) Minister for External Affairs (1932–1948) Minister for Education (1939–1940) [o] Minister for Local Government and Public Health (1941) [o] 3 John A. Costello: Attorney General (1926–1932) Minister for ...
This overlapped with the Provisional Government which was put in place after the approval of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in January 1922. Both these cabinets ceased to operate from December 1922, on the coming into being of the Irish Free State. From 1922 to 1937, the cabinet was known as the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.
The Taoiseach (/ ˈ t iː ʃ ə x / ⓘ, TEE-shuhk) [d] is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. [a] The office is appointed by the President of Ireland upon nomination by Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Oireachtas, Ireland's national legislature) and the office-holder must retain the support of a majority in the Dáil to remain in office.
This is a timeline of Irish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Ireland. To read about the background to these events, see History of Ireland . See also the list of Lords and Kings of Ireland , alongside Irish heads of state , and the list of years in Ireland .
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For Monarchs of Ireland, see Monarchy of Ireland#List of monarchs of Ireland; For Presidents of Ireland, see President of Ireland#List of presidents of Ireland; For Governors-General, see Governor-General of the Irish Free State#Governors-General of the Irish Free State (1922–36)