List Of Prime Ministers Of Ireland

The twenty-six county Irish state underwent numerous changes in nomenclature. This list includes all prime ministers or heads of government of the 26 county state under each of its nomenclatures. Note some of the early offices overlapped, as different elements claimed that their state institutions were the real government of Ireland. The party or parties in government is stated in brackets. In the case of coalitions, the prime minister's party is stated first. This list only refers to prime ministers of the twenty-six county states in Ireland, not Northern Ireland, for which there is a different list.

The Irish Republic

The Irish Republic was unilaterally declared by the First Dil in January 1919. It ceased to exist with the coming into being of the Irish Free State in 1922. Office name: Promh ire/President of Dil ireann In August 1921, the Dil Constitution was amended to replace the previous office by a new head of state called 'President of the Republic' who also was head of government.

Southern Ireland

The state of Southern Ireland was created by the British Government of Ireland Act 1920. Its government came into being in reality as a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, 1921. It existed as a provisional state until the coming into existence of the Irish Free State in December 1922. Office name: Chairman of the Provisional Government (also sometimes called 'President of the Provisional Government' or 'Provisional Prime Minister')

Irish Free State

Office name: President of the Executive Council
  • W.T. Cosgrave (1922-1932) (Cumann na nGaedhael)
  • Eamon de Valera (1932-1937) (Fianna Fil)
See also: Irish Free State

ire (known as the Republic of Ireland after 1949)

Office name: Taoiseach
  • Eamon de Valera (1937-1948) (Fianna Fil)
  • John A. Costello (1948-1951) (Fine Gael Labour Clann na Poblachta and others)
  • Eamon de Valera (1951-1954) (Fianna Fil)
  • John A. Costello (1954-1957) (Fine Gael Labour)
  • Eamon de Valera (1957-1959) (Fianna Fil)
  • Sean Lemass (1959-1966) (Fianna Fil)
  • Jack Lynch (1966-1973) (Fianna Fil)
  • Liam Cosgrave (1973-1977) (Fine Gael Labour)
  • Jack Lynch (1977-1979) (Fianna Fil)
  • Charles J. Haughey (1979-1981) (Fianna Fil)
  • Garret FitzGerald (1981-82) (Fine Gael Labour)
  • Charles J. Haughey (February-December 1982) (Fianna Fil)
  • Garret FitzGerald (1982-1987) (Fine Gael Labour)
  • Garret FitzGerald (1987) (Fine Gael)1
  • Charles J. Haughey (1987-1989) (Fianna Fil)
  • Charles J. Haughey (1989-1992) (Fianna Fil Progressive Democrats)
  • Albert Reynolds (1992) (Fianna Fil Progressive Democrats)
  • Albert Reynolds (1992-1994) (Fianna Fil Labour)
  • John Bruton (1994-1997) (Fine Gael Labour Democratic Left)
  • Bertie Ahern (1997-present) (Fianna Fil Progressive Democrats)

Notes

1 A short-lived Fine Gael minority government existed following the resignation of Labour ministers from cabinet until the holding of a general election some weeks later. Ireland, List of Prime Ministers of

 

<< PreviousWord BrowserNext >>
army of the potomac
kusel (district)
ramn luis rivera
iso 3166 2:jp
john flaxman
pasquale paoli
frederick wedmore
francis seymour haden
madeira cranesbill
free reed aerophone
charles mryon
city of portland
list of railway companies
culture (band)
vxd
british coin triple unite
superunknown
roy maclaren
minas gerais
badmotorfinger
british coin five guineas
battle of beijing
saguenay lac saint jean
temple of the dog
varicad
mura languages
mccarthy 91 function
iso 3166 3
catherine yass
lewis acid
animacy
salishan languages
thermidor
andrs rodrguez
dilithium
gulf stream
dan georgiakis
xiaolin wu's line algorithm
gatorade
church of god in christ
list of lord lieutenants of ireland
sydney conservatorium of music
faust (band)
jane siberry