Jump to content

Government of the 31st Dáil

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 83.70.226.11 (talk) at 18:50, 9 March 2011 (→29th Government of Ireland). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Govt of the 29th Dáil (2002)
Govt of the 30th Dáil (2007)
Govt of the 31st Dáil (2011)

The Government of the 31st Dáil is the present Government of Ireland, formed after the 2011 general election to Dáil Éireann on 25 February 2011. Fine Gael entered into discussions with the Labour Party which culminated in a joint programme for government. The 31st Dáil first met on 9 March 2011 when it nominated Seán Barrett to be the new Ceann Comhairle. Following this, the house nominated Enda Kenny, the leader of Fine Gael, to be the 13th Taoiseach. Enda Kenny then went to the Áras an Uachtaráin where President Mary McAleese signed the warrant appointing him as Taoiseach. Taoiseach Enda Kenny will also nominate the other members of the 29th Government of Ireland, for approval by the Dáil and President McAleese will appoint them to their respective departments.

29th Government of Ireland

Office Name Term Party
Taoiseach Enda Kenny 2011–present style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color;" | Fine Gael
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color;" | Labour
Minister for Agriculture, Marine and Food Simon Coveney 2011–present style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color;" | Fine Gael
Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs Jimmy Deenihan 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color;" | Fine Gael
Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald 2011–present style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color;" | Fine Gael
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color;" | Labour
Minister for Education and Skills Ruairi Quinn 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color;" | Labour
Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation Richard Bruton 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color;" | Fine Gael
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color;" | Fine Gael
Junior Minister in the Department of the Environment* Willie Penrose 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color;" | Labour
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color;" | Fine Gael
Minister for Health James Reilly 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color;" | Fine Gael
Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Alan Shatter 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color;" | Fine Gael
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color;" | Labour
Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color;" | Labour
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar 2011-present style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color;" | Fine Gael

The government positions are listed in alphabetical order, rather than in terms of seniority.

  • Super Junior Minister at Department of Environment with responsibility for Housing and Planning (will sit at Cabinet).

See also

References

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Government_of_the_31st_Dáil&oldid=417999489"