Government of the 3rd Dáil#DM5
{{Short description|Governments of Ireland 1922 to 1923}}
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The government of the 3rd Dáil was first both concurrently the 2nd provisional government (30 August – 6 December 1922) and the 5th ministry of Dáil Éireann (9 September – 6 December 1922), formed after the 1922 general election held on 16 June 1922, and then the 1st executive council of the Irish Free State (6 December 1922 – 19 September 1923), formed after the establishment of the Irish Free State. They were led by W. T. Cosgrave, who had become the leader of the Pro-Treaty wing of Sinn Féin and on 27 April 1923 became the first leader of the Cumann na nGaedheal.
The 2nd provisional government and the 5th ministry lasted for overlapping concurrent periods of {{age in years and days|30 August 1922|6 December 1922}} and {{age in years and days|9 September 1922|6 December 1922}} respectively. The 1st executive council lasted for {{age in years and days|6 December 1922|19 September 1923}}.
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{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = {{ubl|Government of the 3rd Dáil|{{small|2nd provisional government and 5th ministry}} }}
|cabinet_number =
|jurisdiction =
|incumbent =
|image = William Thomas Cosgrave.jpg
|image_size = 100
|date_formed = 30 August 1922 (PG)
9 September 1922 (DM)
|date_dissolved = 6 December 1922
|government_head = W. T. Cosgrave
|government_head_title = Chairman of the Provisional Government and
President of Dáil Éireann
|governor_general_title = Lord Lieutenant
|governor_general = Lord FitzAlan
|state_head = George V
|state_head_title = King
|total_number = 11
|political_parties = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
|legislature_status = Minority Government
|opposition_cabinet =
|opposition_party = Labour Party
|opposition_leader = Thomas Johnson
|election = 1922 general election
|last_election =
|legislature_term = 3rd Dáil
|previous = {{ubl|1st Provisional Government|4th Ministry}}
|successor = 1st executive council
}}
The 2nd provisional government (30 August 1922 – 6 December 1922) was formed by W. T. Cosgrave, who had been appointed as Chairman of the Provisional Government on 25 August 1922, after the death of Michael Collins on 22 August, who had led the 1st provisional government from 16 January 1922.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/81e6f1-third-dail/|title=Third Dáil|website=Government of Ireland|access-date=7 September 2020|date=27 November 2018|archive-date=4 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004024943/https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/81e6f1-third-dail/|url-status=live}}
Arthur Griffith, the President of the Dáil who had led the 4th Ministry from 10 January 1922, had died on 12 August. The members of the 3rd Dáil first met on 9 September 1922. W. T. Cosgrave was proposed as President of the Dáil by Richard Mulcahy and seconded by Eoin MacNeill. This motion was carried and Cosgrave and formed the 5th Ministry (9 September 1922 – 6 December 1922), composed of Pro-Treaty members of Sinn Féin and identical in composition to the 2nd provisional government. With these appointments, the dual cabinets which had existed from January 1922 came to an end, with Cosgrave serving as both Chairman of the Provisional Government and President of Dáil Éireann. Both cabinets were abolished when the new Constitution of the Irish Free State came into force on 6 December 1922.
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1st executive council of the Irish Free State
{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = Government of the 3rd Dáil
|cabinet_number = 1st
|cabinet_type = Executive Council
|jurisdiction = the Irish Free State
|incumbent =
|image = William Thomas Cosgrave.jpg
|image_size = 100
|date_formed = 6 December 1922
|date_dissolved = 19 September 1923
|government_head_title = President of the Executive Council
|government_head = W. T. Cosgrave
|deputy_government_head_title = Vice-President of the Executive Council
|deputy_government_head = Kevin O'Higgins
|state_head_title = King
|state_head = George V
|governor_general_title = Governor-General
|governor_general = Tim Healy
|total_number = 10 {{small|(inc. 3 non-members of the Executive Council)}}
|political_parties = {{ubl|Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)
{{small|(Dec. 1922 – Apr. 1923)}}|Cumann na nGaedheal
{{small|(Apr.–Sep. 1923)}} }}
|legislature_status = Minority Government
|opposition_cabinet =
|opposition_party = Labour Party
|opposition_leader = Thomas Johnson
|election =
|last_election =
|legislature_term = {{ubl|3rd Dáil|1st Seanad (1922–1925)}}
|previous = 2nd provisional government
|successor = 2nd executive council
}}
File:Photograph of Cumann na nGaedheal Government.jpg
The 1st Executive Council of the Irish Free State (6 December 1922 – 19 September 1923) was formed by Pro-Treaty faction of Sinn Féin, which became Cumann na nGaedheal in April 1923. On 6 December 1922, the Constitution of the Irish Free State came into force. William T. Cosgrave was proposed as President of the Executive Council by Peter Hughes and seconded by Francis McGuinness, and this motion was approved by the Dáil.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-06/5/|title=ELECTION OF PRESIDENT – Dáil Éireann (3rd Dáil)|date=6 December 1922|access-date=22 August 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|archive-date=22 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822135615/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-06/5/|url-status=live}}
The President nominated the members of the Executive Council on 6 December.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-06/8/|title=NOMINATIONS TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL – Dáil Éireann (3rd Dáil)|date=6 December 1922|access-date=22 August 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|archive-date=22 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822135620/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-06/8/|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Office
!colspan="2"| Name |
|---|
| President of the Executive Council
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}; width: 1px" | |rowspan=2|W. T. Cosgrave |
| Minister for Finance |
| Vice-President of the Executive Council
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}" | |rowspan=2|Kevin O'Higgins |
| Minister for Home Affairs |
| Minister for Defence
|style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}" | |
| Minister for Education
|style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}" | |
| Minister for External Affairs
|style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}" | |
| Minister for Industry and Commerce
|style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}" | |
| Minister for Local Government
|style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}" | |
=Ministers not members of the Executive Council=
The following Ministers were proposed by a committee of the Dáil on 14 December 1922.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-14/8/|title=REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ELECTED TO NOMINATE MINISTERS WHO SHALL NOT BE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL – Dáil Éireann (3rd Dáil)|date=14 December 1922|access-date=22 August 2019|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|archive-date=22 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822135620/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-06/8/|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Office
!colspan="2"| Name |
|---|
| Minister for Agriculture and Lands
|style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}; width: 1px" | |
| Minister for Fisheries
|style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}" | |
| Postmaster-General
|style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}" | |
=Parliamentary secretaries=
The Executive Council appointed the following Parliamentary secretaries. These were newly created offices.
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2"|Name
!Office |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}" | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Cumann na nGaedheal}}" | |
See also
References
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