Parliamentary Secretaries of the 16th Dáil

Parliamentary Secretaries of the 8th Government

On 20 March 1957, the members of the 16th Dáil met for the first time. Éamon de Valera was appointed as Taoiseach by the president on the nomination of the Dáil. He proposed the members of the 8th Government of Ireland, a single-party Fianna Fáil government, which was approved by Dáil Éireann for appointment by the president. On 21 March 1957, the government appointed the Parliamentary Secretaries.[1]

Name Office Term
Donnchadh Ó Briain Government Chief Whip 1957–1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence 1957–1959
Michael Kennedy Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare 1957–1959
Patrick Beegan Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1957–Feb. 1958
Gerald Bartley Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce 1957–Feb. 1958

Change 24 February 1958

Death of Beegan.[2]

Gerald Bartley Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance Feb. 1958–1959
Michael Hilliard Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce Feb. 1958–1959

Parliamentary Secretaries of the 9th Government

On 23 June 1959, after the resignation of Éamon de Valera, Seán Lemass was appointed as Taoiseach by the president on the nomination of the Dáil. He proposed the members of the 9th Government of Ireland, which was approved by Dáil Éireann for appointment by the president. On 21 March 1957, the government appointed the Parliamentary Secretaries.[3]

Name Office Term
Donnchadh Ó Briain Government Chief Whip 1959–1961
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence 1959–1961
Michael Kennedy Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare 1959–1961
Gerald Bartley Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance Jun. 1959–Jul. 1959
Charles Haughey Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Justice 1959–1961

Change 24 July 1959

Reshuffle following creation of position of Minister for Transport and Power.[4]

Joseph Brennan Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance Jul. 1959–1961

References
  1. "Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 26 March 1957: Airí agus Rúnaithe Parlaiminte". Houses of the Oireachtas (in Irish). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 26 February 1958: Rúnaithe Parlaiminte a Cheapadh". Houses of the Oireachtas (in Irish). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. "Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 30 June 1959: Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries: Announcement by Taoiseach". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. "Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 21 October 1959: Members of Government—Statement by the Taoiseach". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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