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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.
Name Before or after position of Taoiseach While Taoiseach 1 W. T. Cosgrave: Minister for Local Government (1919–1922) Minister for Finance (1922–1923) Chairman of the Provisional Government (1922) President of Dáil Éireann (1922) Minister for Finance (1922–1923) Minister for Defence (1924) [o] Minister for External Affairs (1927) [o] 2 ...
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.
The list includes the names of recently elected or appointed heads of state and government who will take office on an appointed date, as presidents-elect and prime ministers–designate, and those leading a government-in-exile if internationally recognised.
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.
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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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