The 6th executive council of the Irish Free State (9 March 1932 – 8 February 1933) was formed after the 1932 general election to the

7th Dáil The 7th Dáil was elected at the 1932 general election on 16 February 1932 and met on 9 March 1932. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State, are known as TDs. It was o ...

held on 16 February. It was led by

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Éamon de Valera Éamon de Valera (; ; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was an American-born Irish statesman and political leader. He served as the 3rd President of Ire ...

as President of the Executive Council, taking office after ten years of government led by

W. T. Cosgrave William Thomas Cosgrave (5 June 1880 – 16 November 1965) was an Irish politician who served as the President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1932, Leader of the Opposition from 1932 to 1944, Leader of Fine Gael ...

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. De Valera had previously served as

President of Dáil Éireann The president of Dáil Éireann ( ), later also president of the Irish Republic, was the leader of the revolutionary Irish Republic of 1919–1922. The office was created in the Dáil Constitution adopted by Dáil Éireann, the parliam ...

, or President of the Republic, from April 1919 to January 1922 during the revolutionary period of the

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. It lasted for .

Nomination of President of the Executive Council

The

first met on 9 March 1932. In the debate on the nomination of the President of the Executive Council,

Éamon de Valera was proposed, and the motion was approved by 81 votes to 68. The Labour Party supported the nomination of de Valera and the formation of the executive council, but did not form part of the government. He was then appointed as president by

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Members of the Executive Council

The members of the Executive Council were proposed by the president and approved by the Dáil. They were then appointed by the Governor-General.

Parliamentary secretaries

On 10 March 1932, the Executive Council appointed Parliamentary secretaries on the nomination of the President.

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