21st Dáil
The 21st Dáil was elected at the 1977 general election on 16 June 1977 and met on 5 July 1977. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. The 21st Dáil saw a change of Taoiseach from Jack Lynch to Charles Haughey. On 21 May 1981, President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Charles Haughey. The 21st Dáil lasted 1,417 days.
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 5 July 1977 – 21 May 1981 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1977 general election | ||||||||||
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| Members | 148 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Pádraig Faulkner — Joseph Brennan until 13 July 1980 | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey — Jack Lynch until 11 December 1979 | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | George Colley | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Seán Moore — Michael Woods until 11 December 1979 — Patrick Lalor until 1 July 1979 | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Garret FitzGerald | ||||||||||
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