16th Dáil

16th Dáil
16th Dáil
Overview
Legislative body	Dáil Éireann
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Meeting place	Leinster House
Term	20 March 1957 – 1 September 1961
Election	1957 general election
Government	8th government of Ireland (1957–1959); 9th government of Ireland (1959–1961);
Members	147
Ceann Comhairle	Patrick Hogan
Taoiseach	Seán Lemass; — Éamon de Valera; until 23 June 1959
Tánaiste	Seán MacEntee; — Seán Lemass; until 23 June 1959
Chief Whip	Donnchadh Ó Briain
Leader of the Opposition	James Dillon; — John A. Costello; until 21 October 1959
Sessions
1st
1st	20 March 1957 – 4 July 1957
2nd	23 October 1957 – 17 July 1958
3rd	22 October 1958 – 23 July 1959
4th	21 October 1959 – 20 July 1960
5th	26 October 1960 – 1 September 1961

The 16th Dáil was elected at the 1957 general election on 5 March 1957 and met on 20 March 1957. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. The 16th Dáil saw a change of Taoiseach from Éamon de Valera to Seán Lemass in June 1959. On 8 September 1961 President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Seán Lemass. The 16th Dáil lasted 1,627 days.

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