The Government of the 29th Dáil or the 26th Government of Ireland (6 June 2002 – 14 June 2007) was the
government of Ireland
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formed after the
2002 general election which had been held on 17 May 2002. It was led by
Fianna Fáil
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leader
Bertie Ahern
Bartholomew Patrick "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2008, Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997, Tánaiste a ...
as
Taoiseach
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, with
Progressive Democrats
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leader
Mary Harney
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as Tánaiste. It was the first, and to date only,
coalition government to be returned to government after an election; both parties increased their number of seats, and together secured a Dáil majority, where in the previous government they had governed together as a
minority government dependent on the support of
Independent
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TDs.
The 26th Government lasted for days.
26th Government of Ireland
Nomination of Taoiseach
The
29th Dáil
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first met on 6 June 2002. In the
debate on the nomination of Taoisech, outgoing Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader
Bertie Ahern
Bartholomew Patrick "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2008, Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997, Tánaiste a ...
,
Fine Gael
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leader
Enda Kenny
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,
Labour Party leader
Ruairi Quinn
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, and
Green Party
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leader
Trevor Sargent
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were each proposed. Ahern received the nomination of the Dáil.
Ahern was re-appointed as Taoiseach by
President
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Mary McAleese
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.
Members of the Government
After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Bertie Ahern proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil.
[ They were appointed by the president on the same day.]
Attorney General
Rory Brady SC was appointed by the president as Attorney General on the nomination of the Taoiseach.[
]
Ministers of State
On 6 June 2002, the Government on the nomination of the Taoiseach appointed Mary Hanafin to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Dick Roche, the position of Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs, with special responsibility for European Affairs.[ On 18 June, the Taoiseach announced that the Government had appointed with effect from 19 June the other 15 Ministers of State and that the Government had also appointed Mary Hanafin to be Minister of State at the Department of Defence.][
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Dissolution
On 29 April 2007, the president dissolved the Dáil on the advice of the Taoiseach, and a general election was held on 24 May.members of the 30th Dáil
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met on 14 June and Bertie Ahern was re-appointed as Taoiseach and formed a new government.
See also
*Constitution of Ireland
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*Politics of the Republic of Ireland
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