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President of the Irish Republic [a] N/A: Ministry: 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 ...
The title "King of Ireland" was created by an act of the Irish Parliament in 1541, replacing the Lordship of Ireland, which had existed since 1171, with the Kingdom of Ireland. British monarchs: An Irish groat depicting Philip and Mary. Henry VIII (1542–1547); Lord of Ireland 1509–1542; made king by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542
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 ...
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 .
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland: Minister of Finance [a] Government of Ireland Act 1920: 7 June 1921 – 30 March 1972 Executive (1974) Chief Executive: Deputy Chief Executive Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973: 1 January 1974 – 28 May 1974 Executive: First Minister: Deputy First Minister: Northern Ireland Act 1998: 1 July 1998 – 14 ...
Prime Minister Title State's political system Date of assumption Current length of term Hassanal Bolkiah: Prime Minister of Brunei: Absolute monarchy: 1 January 1984 41 years, 47 days Ralph Gonsalves: Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Constitutional monarchy: 29 March 2001 23 years, 325 days Roosevelt Skerrit: Prime Minister ...
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 .