Ireland (and predecessor states) The executive branch of the modern state of Ireland is titled the Government of Ireland. It has had this title since the adoption of the Constitution of Ireland in 1937. The Ministry of Dáil Éireann was the cabinet of the unrecognised Irish Republic, which operated from 1919 to 1922. 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.
Types of government since 1919 CabinetStateHeadDeputyConstitutionDateMinistryIrish RepublicPresident of Dáil ÉireannN/ADáil Constitution21 January 1919 – 6 December 1922Provisional GovernmentSouthern IrelandChairmanN/AIrish Free State (Agreement) Act 19223 May 1921 – 6 December 1922Executive CouncilIrish Free StatePresidentVice-PresidentConstitution of the Irish Free State6 December 1922 – 29 December 1937GovernmentIrelandTaoiseachTánaisteConstitution of Ireland Since 29 December 1937
Cabinets since 1919 StateDáilElectionFormationCabinetCompositionHeadDeputyIrish Republic 1st 1918 1st ministryCathal Brugha N/A 2nd ministry Éamon de Valera Arthur Griffith2nd 19213rd ministryÉamon de Valera N/A 4th ministryArthur Griffith N/ASouthern Ireland1st provisional governmentMichael Collins N/A3rd 19222nd provisional government W. T. Cosgrave N/AIrish Free State1st executive council Kevin O'Higgins 4th 1923 2nd executive council W. T. Cosgrave Kevin O'Higgins 5thJune 1927 3rd executive council W. T. Cosgrave Kevin O'Higgins Ernest Blythe6th Sept. 1927 4th executive council W. T. Cosgrave Ernest Blythe 5th executive council 7th 1932 6th executive council Éamon de Valera Seán T. O'Kelly 8th 1933 7th executive council Éamon de Valera Seán T. O'Kelly 9th 1937 8th executive council Éamon de Valera Seán T. O'KellyIreland1st government 10th 1938 2nd government Éamon de Valera Seán T. O'Kelly 11th 1943 3rd government Éamon de Valera Seán T. O'Kelly 12th 1944 4th government Éamon de Valera Seán T. O'Kelly Seán Lemass 13th 1948 5th government John A. Costello William Norton 14th 1951 6th government Éamon de Valera Seán Lemass15th 1954 7th government John A. Costello William Norton16th1957 8th government Éamon de Valera Seán Lemass 9th government Seán Lemass Seán MacEntee 17th 1961 10th government Seán Lemass Seán MacEntee18th1965 11th government Seán LemassFrank Aiken 12th government Jack Lynch 19th 1969 13th government Jack Lynch Erskine H. Childers 20th 1973 14th government Liam Cosgrave Brendan Corish21st197715th government Jack LynchGeorge Colley 16th government Charles Haughey 22nd 1981 17th government Garret FitzGeraldMichael O'Leary 23rd Feb. 198218th government Charles Haughey Ray MacSharry24thNov. 198219th governmentGarret FitzGerald Dick Spring Peter Barry 25th 1987 20th government Charles Haughey Brian Lenihan26th198921st government Charles Haughey Brian Lenihan John Wilson 22nd government Albert Reynolds John Wilson27th199223rd government Albert Reynolds Dick Spring Bertie Ahern 24th government John Bruton Dick Spring 28th 1997 25th government Bertie Ahern Mary Harney 29th200226th government Bertie Ahern Mary HarneyMichael McDowell30th2007 27th government Bertie Ahern Brian Cowen 28th government Brian CowenMary Coughlan31st201129th governmentEnda KennyEamon GilmoreJoan Burton32nd 2016 30th government Enda Kenny Frances Fitzgerald 31st government Leo VaradkarFrances Fitzgerald Simon Coveney33rd202032nd government Micheál Martin Leo Varadkar33rd government Leo Varadkar Micheál Martin34th government Simon Harris Micheál Martin34th202435th government Micheál Martin Simon Harris Footnotes
Northern Ireland
The current devolved branch of Northern Ireland is known as the Northern Ireland Executive, established under the Good Friday Agreement. The Executive has been in operation, intermittently, since 1999, and is current operational. Since 1921, Northern Ireland has been governed by two other devolved cabinets: Executive Committee of the Privy Council from 1921 to 1972 and the Northern Ireland Executive of 1974. Northern Ireland has also been governed by direct rule from 1972 to 1974, 1974–98 and 2002–07.
Types of government since 1921 CabinetHeadDeputyActDateExecutive Committee ofthe Privy Council Prime Minister of Northern IrelandMinister of FinanceGovernment of Ireland Act 19207 June 1921 – 30 March 1972Executive (1974)Chief ExecutiveDeputy Chief ExecutiveNorthern Ireland Constitution Act 19731 January 1974 – 28 May 1974ExecutiveFirst MinisterDeputy First MinisterNorthern Ireland Act 19981 July 1998 – 14 October 20028 May 2007 – present
Direct rule The Northern Ireland Office under the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, established initially by the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 and later Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.
Cabinets since 1921 BodyElection/FormedCabinetHeadDeputyParties1st House of Commons1921 electionCraigavon ministryJames CraigHugh MacDowell PollockUlster Unionist Party2nd House of Commons1925 electionJames CraigHugh MacDowell PollockUlster Unionist Party3rd House of Commons1929 electionJames CraigHugh MacDowell PollockUlster Unionist Party4th House of Commons1933 electionJames CraigHugh MacDowell PollockUlster Unionist PartyJohn Miller Andrews5th House of Commons1938 electionJames CraigJohn Miller AndrewsUlster Unionist Party1940Andrews ministryJohn Miller AndrewsNoneUlster Unionist PartyJohn Milne Barbour1943Brookeborough ministryBasil BrookeJohn Maynard SinclairUlster Unionist Party6th House of Commons1945 electionBasil BrookeJohn Maynard SinclairUlster Unionist Party7th House of Commons1949 electionBasil BrookeJohn Maynard SinclairUlster Unionist PartyNoneBrian Maginess8th House of Commons1953 electionBasil BrookeBrian MaginessUlster Unionist PartyGeorge Boyle HannaTerence O'Neill9th House of Commons1958 electionBasil BrookeTerence O'NeillUlster Unionist Party10th House of Commons1962 electionBasil BrookeTerence O'NeillUlster Unionist Party1963O'Neill ministryTerence O'NeillJack AndrewsUlster Unionist PartyIvan NeillHerbert Kirk11th House of Commons1965 electionTerence O'NeillHerbert KirkUlster Unionist Party12th House of Commons1969 electionTerence O'NeillHerbert KirkUlster Unionist Party1969 (May)Chichester-Clark ministryJames Chichester-ClarkJack AndrewsUlster Unionist Party1971Faulkner ministryBrian FaulknerJack AndrewsUlster Unionist Party1972Direct ruleSecretary of State William WhitelawConservative Party1973 Assembly1973 electionSecretary of State William WhitelawConservative Party1973 (Dec)Secretary of State Francis PymConservative Party1974 (Jan)Executive (1974)Brian FaulknerGerry FittUlster Unionist PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyAlliance Party of Northern Ireland1974 (May)Direct ruleSecretary of State Merlyn ReesLabour PartyConstitutional Convention1975 electionSecretary of State Merlyn ReesLabour Party1976Secretary of State Roy MasonLabour Party1979Secretary of State Humphrey AtkinsConservative Party1981Secretary of State James PriorConservative Party1982 Assembly1982 electionSecretary of State James PriorConservative Party1984Secretary of State Douglas HurdConservative Party1985Secretary of State Tom KingConservative Party1989Secretary of State Peter BrookeConservative Party1992Secretary of State Patrick MayhewConservative PartyForum1996 electionSecretary of State Patrick MayhewConservative Party1997Secretary of State Mo MowlamLabour Party1st Assembly1998 election1st ExecutiveDavid TrimbleSeamus MallonUlster Unionist PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyMark DurkanDemocratic Unionist PartySinn Féin2nd Assembly2003 electionDirect ruleSecretary of State John ReidLabour Party2002Secretary of State Paul MurphyLabour Party2005Secretary of State Peter HainLabour Party3rd Assembly2007 election2nd ExecutiveIan PaisleyMartin McGuinnessDemocratic Unionist PartySinn FéinPeter RobinsonUlster Unionist PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyAlliance Party of Northern Ireland4th Assembly2011 election3rd ExecutivePeter RobinsonMartin McGuinnessDemocratic Unionist PartySinn FéinUlster Unionist PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyAlliance Party of Northern Ireland5th Assembly2016 election4th ExecutiveArlene FosterMartin McGuinnessDemocratic Unionist PartySinn Féin 6th Assembly 2017 election 5th ExecutiveArlene FosterMichelle O'NeillDemocratic Unionist PartySinn FéinSocial Democratic and Labour PartyUlster Unionist PartyAlliance Party of Northern Ireland 7th Assembly 2022 election 6th ExecutiveMichelle O'NeillEmma Little-PengellySinn FéinDemocratic Unionist PartyAlliance Party of Northern IrelandUlster Unionist Party Footnotes
See also List of Irish heads of government Dáil election results Dáil vote for Taoiseach Elections in the Republic of Ireland History of the Republic of Ireland Politics of the Republic of Ireland Elections in Northern Ireland Politics of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Assembly Parliament of Northern Ireland
References
External links Government of Ireland – History of Government