The election took place under Article 53 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State, as amended by the Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936, which had removed the constitutional role of the Governor-General. It was the only time from December 1922 that the head of government was directly elected by the Dáil only; from December 1922 to December 1936, the nomination of the president of the Executive Council was approved by Dáil for appointment by the Governor-General, and since December 1937, the nomination of the Taoiseach has similarly been approved by the Dáil for appointment by the president of Ireland.
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Under Article 56 of the Constitution of Ireland, the 8th Executive Council of the Irish Free State led by Éamon de Valera of Fianna Fáil became the 1st Government of Ireland (29 December 1937 – 30 June 1938). The offices of President of the Executive Council and Vice-President of the Executive Council were abolished, and replaced by the offices of Taoiseach and Tánaiste respectively. There was no fresh approval or appointment of the government and no change in the personnel of the Government.
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The Government of the 9th Dail was successively the 8th Executive Council of the Irish Free State 21 July 29 December 1937 and the 1st Government of Ireland 29 December 1937 30 June 1938 They were led by Eamon de Valera first as President of the Executive Council and then as Taoiseach It was formed after the 1937 general election held on 1 July the same day the new Constitution of Ireland was approved in a plebiscite Fianna Fail were continuing in office as a single party government as they had since the 1932 general election The 8th Executive Council lasted for 162 days and the 1st Government lasted for 184 days Contents 1 8th Executive Council of the Irish Free State 1 1 Election of President of the Executive Council 1 2 Members of the Executive Council 1 3 Parliamentary Secretaries 2 1st Government of Ireland 2 1 Parliamentary Secretaries 2 2 Foreign relations 3 See also 4 References8th Executive Council of the Irish Free State EditGovernment of the 9th Dail8th Executive Council of the Irish Free State Date formed21 July 1937Date dissolved29 December 1937People and organisationsPresident of the Executive CouncilEamon de ValeraVice President of the Executive CouncilSean T O KellyTotal no of members10Member partyFianna FailStatus in legislatureMinority GovernmentOpposition partyFine GaelOpposition leaderW T CosgraveHistoryElection s 1937 general electionLegislature term s 9th DailPredecessor7th Executive CouncilSuccessor1st Government Wikisource has original text related to this article Constitution of the Irish Free State consolidated text Election of President of the Executive Council Edit The 9th Dail first met on 21 July 1937 In the debate on the election of the President of the Executive Council Fianna Fail leader and outgoing President Eamon de Valera was proposed and the motion was approved by 82 votes to 52 1 The election took place under Article 53 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State as amended by the Constitution Amendment No 27 Act 1936 which had removed the constitutional role of the Governor General It was the only time from December 1922 that the head of government was directly elected by the Dail only from December 1922 to December 1936 the nomination of the president of the Executive Council was approved by Dail for appointment by the Governor General and since December 1937 the nomination of the Taoiseach has similarly been approved by the Dail for appointment by the president of Ireland 21 July 1937Election of Eamon de Valera FF as President of the Executive Council 2 Motion proposed by Richard Walsh and seconded by Tom McEllistrimAbsolute majority 70 138Vote Parties Votes Y Yes Fianna Fail 67 Labour Party 13 Independents 2 82 138No Fine Gael 48 Independents 4 52 138Absent orNot voting Independents 2 Fianna Fail 1 Ceann Comhairle 1 4 138Members of the Executive Council Edit The members of the Executive Council were proposed by the President after his election and approved by the Dail for their appointment by him 3 Office NamePresident of the Executive Council Eamon de ValeraMinister for External AffairsVice President of the Executive Council Sean T O KellyMinister for Local Government and Public HealthMinister for Justice P J RuttledgeMinister for Industry and Commerce Sean LemassMinister for Finance Sean MacEnteeMinister for Agriculture James RyanMinister for Defence Frank AikenMinister for Education Thomas DerrigMinister for Lands Gerald BolandMinister for Posts and Telegraphs Oscar TraynorParliamentary Secretaries Edit On 21 July the Executive Council appointed Parliamentary Secretaries on the nomination of the President 4 Name OfficePatrick Little Government Chief WhipParliamentary Secretary to the Minister for External AffairsHugo Flinn Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for FinanceConn Ward Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public HealthSean O Grady Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for LandsParliamentary Secretary to the Minister for DefenceSean Moylan Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce1st Government of Ireland EditGovernment of the 9th Dail1st Government of Ireland Date formed29 December 1937Date dissolved30 June 1938People and organisationsPresidentPresidential Commission Dec 1937 June 1938 Douglas Hyde June 1938 TaoiseachEamon de ValeraTanaisteSean T O KellyTotal no of members10Member partyFianna FailStatus in legislatureMinority GovernmentOpposition partyFine GaelOpposition leaderW T CosgraveHistoryLegislature term s 9th Dail2nd SeanadPredecessor8th Executive CouncilSuccessor2nd Government Wikisource has original text related to this article Constitution of Ireland original text Under Article 56 of the Constitution of Ireland the 8th Executive Council of the Irish Free State led by Eamon de Valera of Fianna Fail became the 1st Government of Ireland 29 December 1937 30 June 1938 The offices of President of the Executive Council and Vice President of the Executive Council were abolished and replaced by the offices of Taoiseach and Tanaiste respectively There was no fresh approval or appointment of the government and no change in the personnel of the Government Office NameTaoiseach Eamon de ValeraMinister for External AffairsTanaiste Sean T O KellyMinister for Local Government and Public HealthMinister for Justice P J RuttledgeMinister for Industry and Commerce Sean LemassMinister for Finance Sean MacEnteeMinister for Agriculture James RyanMinister for Defence Frank AikenMinister for Education Thomas DerrigMinister for Lands Gerald BolandMinister for Posts and Telegraphs Oscar TraynorParliamentary Secretaries Edit Name OfficePatrick Little Government Chief WhipParliamentary Secretary to the Minister for External AffairsHugo Flinn Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for FinanceConn Ward Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public HealthSean O Grady Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for LandsParliamentary Secretary to the Minister for DefenceSean Moylan Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and CommerceForeign relations Edit The government signed the Anglo Irish Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom on 25 April 1938 which brought the Anglo Irish trade war to a close and transferred the Treaty Ports to Ireland These were the ports of Berehaven Cobh and Lough Swilly which had stayed under the control of the United Kingdom after the establishment of the Irish Free State 5 See also EditDail Eireann Constitution of the Irish Free State Constitution of Ireland Politics of the Republic of IrelandReferences Edit Election of President of the Executive Council Dail Eireann 9th Dail Wednesday 21 July 1937 Houses of the Oireachtas Retrieved 21 August 2019 Election of President of the Executive Council Votes Dail Eireann 9th Dail Wednesday 21 July 1937 Houses of the Oireachtas Retrieved 29 February 2020 Nomination of Executive Council Dail Eireann 9th Dail Wednesday 21 July 1937 Houses of the Oireachtas Retrieved 21 August 2019 History of Government Ninth Dail Parliamentary Secretaries Government of Ireland 27 November 2018 Retrieved 7 January 2021 British Irish tripartite agreement on trade finance and defence from Text of British Agreements Documents on Irish Foreign Policy 25 April 1938 Retrieved 19 April 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Government of the 9th Dail amp oldid 1126236595 8th Executive Council of the Irish Free State, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
