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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.
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.
Irish Republic: Dáil Constitution: 21 January 1919 – 6 December 1922 / 26 August 1921 – 6 December 1922 Chairman of the Provisional Government: N/A: Provisional Government: Southern Ireland: Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922: 3 May 1921 – 6 December 1922 President of the Executive Council: Vice-President: Executive Council: Irish ...
Charles I was executed in 1649 and his son Charles II was recognised by some Irish lords as King of Ireland. The Interregnum began with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales ruled by the Council of State , then the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell (1649–1658) and his son Richard Cromwell (1658–1659).
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This is a list of public-representative office-holders in Ireland. It includes both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland , as well as offices within the Lordship of Ireland (1171–1542), the Kingdom of Ireland (1542–1800) and for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922).
The Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas na hÉireann) is the executive authority of Ireland, headed by the Taoiseach, the head of government.The government – also known as the cabinet – is composed of ministers, each of whom must be a member of the Oireachtas, which consists of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.
Haughey was the dominant Irish politician of his generation, [3] as well as the most controversial. [4] Upon entering government in the early 1960s, Haughey became the symbol of a new vanguard of Irish ministers. [5] As taoiseach, he is credited by some economists with starting the positive transformation of the economy in the late 1980s. [6]