Government of the 23rd Dáil

The 23rd Dáil was elected at the first general election of 1982 on 18 February 1982 and first met on 9 March when the 18th Government of Ireland was appointed. The 23rd Dáil lasted for 279 days.

18th Government of Ireland

The 18th Government of Ireland (9 March – 14 December 1982) was formed by the Fianna Fáil party.^[1]

Office	Name		Term
Taoiseach		Charles Haughey	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Tánaiste		Ray MacSharry	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Finance		Ray MacSharry	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Agriculture		Brian Lenihan	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Defence		Paddy Power	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Education		Martin O'Donoghue^[2]	Mar.–Oct. 1982
Minister for the Environment		Ray Burke	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Fisheries and Forestry		Brendan Daly	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Foreign Affairs		Gerry Collins	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for the Gaeltacht		Pádraig Flynn	Mar.–Oct. 1982
Minister for Health		Michael Woods	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Social Welfare		Michael Woods	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Industry and Energy		Albert Reynolds	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Justice		Seán Doherty	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Labour		Gene Fitzgerald	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for the Public Service		Gene Fitzgerald	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs		John Wilson	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Transport		John Wilson	Mar.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism		Desmond O'Malley^[2]	Mar.–Oct. 1982

Office	Name		Term
Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism		Paddy Power	7–27 Oct 1982
Minister for Education		Charles Haughey	7–27 Oct 1982

Office	Name		Term
Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism		Pádraig Flynn	Oct.–Dec. 1982
Minister for Education		Gerard Brady	Oct.–Dec. 1982
Minister for the Gaeltacht		Denis Gallagher	Oct.–Dec. 1982

↑ "History of Government – Twenty-Third Dáil". Department of the Taoiseach. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
1 2 Desmond O'Malley and Martin O'Donoghue both resigned in October 1982 following an unsuccessful leadership challenge by O'Malley against Charles Haughey.

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