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Taoiseach, External Affairs (from: 30.6.38 to 1.7.43)
Seán T. Okelly
Tánaiste (from: 30.6.38 to 2.7.43), Local Government & Public Health (from: 30.6.38 to 8.9.39)
Patrick Ruttledge
Justice (from: 30.6.38 to 8.9.39)
Seán F. Lemass
Industry & Commerce (from: 30.6.38 to 16.9.39)
Seán MacEntee
Finance (from: 30.6.38 to 10.9.39)
James Ryan
Agriculture (from: 30.6.39 to 2.7.43)
Frank Aiken
Defence (from: 30.6.39 to 8.9.39)
Thomas Derrig
Education (from: 30.6.39 to 8.9.39)
Gerald Boland
Lands (from: 30.6.39 to 8.9.39)
Oscar Traynor
Posts & Telegraphs (from: 30.6.39 to 8.9.39)
Parliamentary Secretaries
Name
Post held
Patrick J. Little
Taoiseach, External Affairs (From: 30.6.38 to 26.9.39)
Dr. Francis Ward
Local Government & Public Health (from: 30.6.38 to
Hugh V. Flinn
Finance (from: 30.6.38 to
Seán O'Grady
Lands (from 30.6.38 to Defence (from: 30.6.38 to 8.8.39)
Seán Moylan
Industry & Commerce (from: 30.6.38 to
Patrick Lynch
Attorney General (from: 30.6.38 to
Permanent Officials
Name
Post held
Maurice Moynihan
Secretary to the Government (continuous)
Pádraig Ó Cinnéide
Assistant Secretary to the Government (from: 29.12.37)
Note
Where no termination date is given, see next table which indicated a reorganisation of this Cabinet.
30 June 1938 - 26 June 1943
Second Government
(Reorganised Cabinet - European War, 1939)
Name
Post held
Eamon de Valera
Taoiseach (from: 30.6.38 to 1.7.43), External Affairs (from: 30.6.38 to 2.7.43), Local Government & Public Health (from: 15.8.41 to 18.8.41), Education (from: 27.9.39 to 18.6.40)
Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh
Tánaiste (from: 30.6.38 to 2.7.43), Min for Local Government & Public Health, Finance (from: 16.9.39 to 2.7.43), Education (from: 8.9.39 to 27.9.39)
Patrick Ruttledge
Justice (from 30.6.38 to 8.9.39), Local Government & Public Health (from: 8.9.39 to 14.8.41)
Seán McEntee
Finance (from 30.6.38 to 16.9.39), Local Government & Public Health (from: 18.8.41 to 2.7.43), Industry & Commerce (from: 16.9.39 to 18.8.41)
Gerald Boland
Lands (from 30.6.38 to 8.9.39), Justice (from: 8.9.39 to 2.7.43)
Seán Lemass
Industry & Commerce (from 30.6.38 to 16.9.39) and (from: 18.8.41 to 2.7.43), Supplies (from: 8.9.39 to 2.7.43)
James Ryan
Agriculture (from: 30.6.38 to 2.7.43)
Oscar Traynor
Posts & Telegraphs (30.3.38 to 8.9.39), Defence (from: 8.9.39 to 2.7.43)
Thomas Derrig
Education (from 30.6.38 to 8.9.39) and (from: 18.6.40 to 2.7.43), Lands (from: 8.9.39 to 2.7.43), Posts & Telegraphs (from: 8.9.39 to 27.9.39)
Patrick Little
Posts & Telegraphs (from: 27.9.39 to 2.7.43)
Frank Aiken
Defence (from 30.6.38 to 8.9.39), Co-ordination of Defence Measures (from: 8.9.39 to 2.7.43)
Parliamentary Secretaries
Patrick J. Little
Taoiseach, External Affairs (to 26.9.39 when appointed Min for Posts & Telegraphs
Patrick Smith
Taoiseach, External Affairs (from: 27.9.39 to 26.6.43)
Francis C. Ward
Local Government & Public Health (from: 30.6.38 to 26.6.43)
Hugo V. Flinn
Local Government & Public Health (from: 12.9.41 to 28.1.43), Finance (from: 12.9.41 to 28.1.43)
Seán Moylan
Finance (from: 10.2.43 to 26.6.43), Defence (from: 29.8.39 to 26.6.43), Industry & Commerce (from: 30.6.38 to 9.2.43)
Eamon Kissane
Lands (from: 10.2.43 to 26.6.43)
Seán O'Grady
Lands (from 12.9.41 to 9.2.43), Industry & Commerce (from: 10.2.43 to 26.6.43)
Attorney Generals
Name
Post held
Patrick Lynch
Attorney General (from: 30.6.38 to 1.3.40) resigned
Kevin Haugh
Attorney General (from: 2.3.40 to 10.10.42) - appointed as Judge of the High Court
Kevin Dixon
Attorney General (from: 10.10.42 to 1.7.43)
Permanent Officials
Name
Post held
Maurice Moynihan
Secretary to the Government (continuous)
Pádraig Ó Cinnéide
Assistant Secretary to the Government (continuous)
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