Government of the 14th Dáil

The Government of the 14th Dáil or the 6th Government of Ireland (13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954) was the government of Ireland formed after the general election held on 30 May 1951. It was a single-party Fianna Fáil government led by Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach.

Government of the 14th Dáil
6th Government of Ireland
Date formed	13 June 1951
Date dissolved	2 June 1954
People and organisations
President	Seán T. O'Kelly
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Tánaiste	Seán Lemass
Total no. of members	12
Member party	Fianna Fáil
Status in legislature	Minority Government
Opposition party	Fine Gael
Opposition leader	John A. Costello
History
Election(s)	1951 general election
Legislature term(s)	14th Dáil 7th Seanad
Predecessor	5th Government
Successor	7th Government

The 6th Government lasted for 1,085 days.

6th Government of Ireland

Nomination of Taoiseach

The members of the 14th Dáil first met on 13 June 1951. In the debate on the nomination of Taoiseach, outgoing Taoiseach John A. Costello of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil leader Éamon de Valera were both proposed. Costello was defeated by a vote of 72 to 74, while de Valera was approved by a vote of 74 to 69.[1] De Valera was then appointed as Taoiseach by President Seán T. O'Kelly.[2]

13 June 1951 Nomination of Éamon de Valera (FF) as Taoiseach[3] Motion proposed by Seán Lemass and seconded by Seán Moylan Absolute majority: 74/147
Vote	Parties	Votes
Yes	Fianna Fáil (69), Independent (5)	74 / 147
No	Fine Gael (40), Labour Party (15), Clann na Talmhan (6), Clann na Poblachta (2), Independent (6)	69 / 147
Not voting	Ceann Comhairle (1), Independent (3)	4 / 147

Members of the Government

After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Éamon de Valera proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil.[4] They were appointed by the president on 14 June 1951.[5]

Office	Name
Taoiseach		Éamon de Valera
Tánaiste		Seán Lemass
Minister for Industry and Commerce
Minister for Finance		Seán MacEntee
Minister for Health		James Ryan
Minister for Social Welfare
Minister for External Affairs		Frank Aiken
Minister for Lands		Thomas Derrig
Minister for Justice		Gerald Boland
Minister for Defence		Oscar Traynor
Minister for Education		Seán Moylan
Minister for Agriculture		Thomas Walsh
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs		Erskine H. Childers
Minister for Local Government		Paddy Smith

Parliamentary Secretaries

On 19 June 1951, the Government appointed the Parliamentary Secretaries on the nomination of the Taoiseach.[5]

Name		Office
	Donnchadh Ó Briain	Government Chief Whip
		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
	Jack Lynch	Parliamentary Secretary to the Government
		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands
	Patrick Beegan	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
	Michael Kennedy	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare
	Gerald Bartley	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture

See also

• Dáil Éireann
• Constitution of Ireland
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland

References

1. "Nomination of Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (14th Dáil) – Wednesday, 13 June 1951". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
2. "Appointment of Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (14th Dáil) – Wednesday, 13 June 1951". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
3. "Nomination of Taoiseach – Votes – (14th Dáil) – Wednesday, 13 June 1951". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
4. "Nomination of Members of Government: Motion of Approval – Dáil Éireann (14th Dáil) – Wednesday, 13 June 1951". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
5. "Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (14th Dáil) – Wednesday, 20 June 1951". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 February 2020.