The Government of the 4th Dáil or the 2nd Executive Council (19 September 1923 – 23 June 1927) was the

Executive Council of the Irish Free State Executive ( exe., exec., execu.) may refer to: Role or title * Executive, a senior management role in an organization ** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators ** Executive dire ...

formed after the

general election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

held on 27 August 1923. It was a

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Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal (; "Society of the Gaels") was a political party in the Irish Free State, which formed the government from 1923 to 1932. In 1933 it merged with smaller groups to form the Fine Gael party. Origins In 1922 the pro-Treaty G ...

government led by W. T. Cosgrave as President of the Executive Council. The 2nd Executive Council lasted days.

2nd Executive Council of the Irish Free State

The

4th Dáil Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...

first met on 19 September 1923. The nomination of W. T. Cosgrave as President of the Executive Council was proposed by Richard Mulcahy and seconded by William Magennis. It was approved by the Dáil and Cosgrave was re-appointed by the governor-general.

Members of the Executive Council

The members of the Executive Council were proposed by the president and approved by the Dáil on 20 September 1923.

Ministers not members of the Executive Council

Extern Ministers were appointed by the Dáil on 10 October.

Parliamentary Secretaries

The Executive Council appointed Parliamentary Secretaries, with Daniel McCarthy continuing as Chief Whip from the beginning of the term.

Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924

The Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 came into effect on 2 June 1924. On this date, the following ministerial titles were renamed:

Amendments to the Constitution of the Irish Free State

The following amendments to the Constitution of the Irish Free State were proposed by the Executive Council and passed by the Oireachtas: * Amendment No. 1 (11 July 1925): Provided that the first Senators would vacate office in December 1925, made changes relating to the terms of office of senators, and the date on which Seanad elections were to be held. * Amendment No. 3 (4 March 1927): Removed the requirement that the day of any general election would be declared a public holiday. * Amendment No. 4 (4 March 1927): Extended the maximum term of the Dáil from four to six years. * Amendment No. 2 (19 March 1927): Introduced a system of automatic re-election of the

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in a general election. * Amendment No. 5 (5 May 1927): Increased the maximum membership of the Executive Council from seven to twelve members.

References

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