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Minister for Health, Minister for Social Welfare (from: 27.11.1957)
James Ryan
Minister for Finance
Frank Aiken
Minister for External Affairs, Minister for Agriculture (from: 20.03.1957 to 16.05.1957 and from: 20.11.1957 to 27.11.1957)
Oscar Traynor
Minister for Justice
Patrick Smith
Minister for Local Government (to: 27.11.1957), Minister for Social Welfare (to: 27.11.1957), Minister for Agriculture (from: 27.11.1957)
Erskine Childers
Minister for Lands
Jack Lynch
Minister for Education, Minister for the Gaeltacht (to 26.6.57)
Neil Blaney
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (to: 4.12.1957), Minister for Local Government (from: 27.11.1957)
Kevin Boland
Minister for Defence
Sean Moylan
Minister for Agriculture (16.05.1957 - 16.11.57 - died)
Michael Moran
Minister for Gaeltacht (from 26.6.57)
John Ormonde
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (from: 4 .12.57)
Notes
Single-party Fianna Fáil Government.
Eamonn de Valera retired from politics on 23.6.1959
Parliamentary Secretaries
Name
Post held
Donnchadh O Briain
Parl. Sec. to the Taoiseach and Parl. Sec. to Minister for Defence
Patrick Beegan
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Finance (to: 1.2.1958 - died)
Michael J. Kennedy
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Social Welfare
Gerald Bartley
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Industry and Commerce (to: 24.2.1958), Parl. Sec. to Minister for Finance (from: 24.2.1958)
Michael Hilliard
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Industry and Commerce (from: 24.2.1958)
Note
Single-party Fianna Fáil Government.
Ninth Government (23/24.6.1959 - 11.10.1961)
Name
Post held
Eamon de Valera
(Resigned 17.6.59, but continued as Taoiseach until appointment of successor on 23.6.59)
Sean F. Lemass
Taoiseach (appointed on 23.6.59)
Sean MacEntee
Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Minister for Social Welfare
James Ryan
Minister for Finance
Frank Aiken
Minister for External Affairs
Oscar Traynor
Minister for Justice
Patrick Smith
Minister for Agriculture
Erskine Childers
Minister for Transport & Power (from 27.7.59), Minister for Lands (to: 23.7.1959), Minister without portfolio 24-26.7.59
Michael Moran
Minister for the Gaeltacht (to: 23.7.1959), Minister for Lands (from: 23.7.1959)
Jack Lynch
Minister for Industry & Commerce
Neil Blaney
Minister for Local Government
Kevin Boland
Minister for Defence
Michael Hilliard
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
Patrick J. Hillery
Minister for Education
Gerald Bartley
Minister for the Gaeltacht (from: 23.7.1959)
Note
Single-party Fianna Fáil Government.
Following Eamonn de Valera's retirement from politics, Sean F. Lemass was appointed Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil continued in Government.There was no need for a General Election.
A new Department of Transport and Power was created.
Parliamentary Secretaries
Name
Post held
Donnchadh O Briain
Parl. Sec. to the Taoiseach and Parl. Sec. to Minister for Defence
Michael J. Kennedy
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Social Welfare
Gerald Bartley
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Finance (to: 23.7.1959 - appointed as member of Govt.)
Joseph Brennan
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Finance (from: 27.7.1959)
Charles J. Haughey
Parl. Sec. to Minister for Justice
Note
Single-party Fianna Fáil Government.
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