Английская Википедия:Government of the 4th Dáil

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Hiberno-English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox government cabinet The Government of the 4th Dáil or the 2nd Executive Council (19 September 1923 – 23 June 1927) was the Executive Council of the Irish Free State formed after the general election held on 27 August 1923. It was a minority Cumann na nGaedheal government led by W. T. Cosgrave as President of the Executive Council.

The 2nd Executive Council lasted Шаблон:Duration in days days.

2nd Executive Council of the Irish Free State

The 4th Dáil first met on 19 September 1923. The nomination of W. T. Cosgrave as President of the Executive Council was proposed by Richard Mulcahy and seconded by William Magennis. It was approved by the Dáil and Cosgrave was re-appointed by the governor-general.

Members of the Executive Council

The members of the Executive Council were proposed by the president and approved by the Dáil on 20 September 1923.

Office	Name
President of the Executive Council	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	W. T. Cosgrave
Vice-President of the Executive Council	rowspan=2 style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Kevin O'Higgins
Minister for Home Affairs
Minister for Defence	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Richard Mulcahy
Minister for Education	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Eoin MacNeill
Minister for External Affairs	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Desmond FitzGerald
Minister for Finance	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Ernest Blythe
Minister for Industry and Commerce	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Joseph McGrath
Change on 20 March 1924 Richard Mulcahy resigned after criticism by the Executive Council of his handling of the Army Mutiny.
Office	Name
Minister for Defence	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	W. T. Cosgrave (acting)
Change on 4 April 1924 Joseph McGrath resigned on 7 March 1924 because of dissatisfaction with government attitude to IRAO army officers.
Office	Name
Minister for Industry and Commerce	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Patrick McGilligan
Change on 21 November 1924 Permanent Minister for Defence.
Office	Name
Minister for Defence	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Peter Hughes
Change on 28 January 1926 Eoin MacNeill resigned in November 1925 after a leak of the report of the Irish Boundary Commission was published in a newspaper. MacNeill had represented the Free State on the commission.
Office	Name
Minister for Education	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	John M. O'Sullivan

Ministers not members of the Executive Council

Extern Ministers were appointed by the Dáil on 10 October.

Office	Name
Minister for Agriculture	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Patrick Hogan
Minister for Fisheries	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Fionán Lynch
Minister for Local Government	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Séamus Burke
Postmaster-General	style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	J. J. Walsh

Parliamentary Secretaries

The Executive Council appointed Parliamentary Secretaries, with Daniel McCarthy continuing as Chief Whip from the beginning of the term.

Name		Office	Term
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Daniel McCarthy	Government Chief Whip	1922–1924
Appointment 21 April 1924
Name		Office	Term
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Eamonn Duggan	Parliamentary Secretary to the Executive Council	1924–1926
Appointment 1 December 1924
Name		Office	Term
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	John M. O'Sullivan	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance	1924–1926
Change 19 June 1924 Following the resignation of Daniel McCarthy from the Dáil.
Name		Office	Term
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	James Dolan	Government Chief Whip	1924–1927
Appointment 15 January 1925
Name		Office	Term
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	George Nicolls	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence	1925–1927
Change 10 May 1926 Following the appointment of John O'Sullivan to the Executive Council in January.
Name		Office	Term
style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" |	Eamonn Duggan	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance	1926–1927

Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924

The Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 came into effect on 2 June 1924. On this date, the following ministerial titles were renamed:

Old title	New title
Minister for Home Affairs	Minister for Justice
Minister for Local Government	Minister for Local Government and Public Health
Minister for Agriculture	Minister for Lands and Agriculture
Postmaster-General	Minister for Posts and Telegraphs

Amendments to the Constitution of the Irish Free State

The following amendments to the Constitution of the Irish Free State were proposed by the Executive Council and passed by the Oireachtas:

• Amendment No. 1 (11 July 1925): Provided that the first Senators would vacate office in December 1925, made changes relating to the terms of office of senators, and the date on which Seanad elections were to be held.
• Amendment No. 3 (4 March 1927): Removed the requirement that the day of any general election would be declared a public holiday.
• Amendment No. 4 (4 March 1927): Extended the maximum term of the Dáil from four to six years.
• Amendment No. 2 (19 March 1927): Introduced a system of automatic re-election of the Ceann Comhairle in a general election.
• Amendment No. 5 (5 May 1927): Increased the maximum membership of the Executive Council from seven to twelve members.

See also

• Dáil Éireann
• Government of Ireland
• Constitution of the Irish Free State
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland