Government of the 22nd Dáil

The 17th government of Ireland (30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982) was the government of Ireland formed after the 1981 general election to the 22nd Dáil. It was a minority coalition government of Fine Gael and the Labour Party led by Garret FitzGerald as Taoiseach and lasted for 253 days.

17th government of Ireland
Government of Ireland
Garrett FitzGerald
Date formed30 June 1981
Date dissolved9 March 1982
People and organisations
PresidentPatrick Hillery
TaoiseachGarret FitzGerald
TánaisteMichael O'Leary
Total no. of members15
Member parties
Status in legislatureMinority Coalition
Opposition partyFianna Fáil
Opposition leaderCharles Haughey
History
Election(s)1981 general election
Legislature term(s)
Predecessor16th government
Successor18th government
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.