20th Dáil
The 20th Dáil was elected at the 1973 general election on 28 February 1973 and met on 14 March 1973. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. On 25 May 1977, President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave. The 20th Dáil lasted 1,534 days.
| 20th Dáil | |||||||||||
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 14 March 1973 – 25 May 1977 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1973 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | 14th government of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Members | 144 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Seán Treacy | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | Brendan Corish | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | John Kelly | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Jack Lynch | ||||||||||
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