Government of the 16th Dáil

Sixteenth Dáil - (20 March 1957-15 September 1961)

Eighth Government of Ireland - (20 March 1957-23 June 1959)

• Eamon de Valera, FF - An Taoiseach
• Sean Lemass, FF - An Tánaiste and Minister for Industry & Commerce
• Seán MacEntee, FF - Minister for Health
  • Minister for Social Welfare (from: 27.11.1957)
• James Ryan, FF - Minister for Finance
• Frank Aiken, FF - Minister for External Affairs
• Oscar Traynor, FF - Minister for Justice
• Patrick Smith, FF - Minister for Local Government & Social Welfare (to: 27.11.1957)
  • Minister for Agriculture (from: 27.11.1957)
• Erskine Hamilton Childers, FF - Minister for Lands
• Jack Lynch, FF - Minister for Education & the Gaeltacht
• Neil Blaney, FF - Minister for Posts & Telegraphs (to: 4.12.1957)
  • Minister for Local Government (from: 27.11.1957)
• Kevin Boland, FF - Minister for Defence
• Seán Moylon, FF - Minister for Agriculture (16.05.1957 - 16.11.57: died)
• Micheál Ó Moráin, FF - Minister for the Gaeltacht (from 26.6.57)
• John Ormonde, FF - Minister for Posts & Telegraphs (from: 4 .12.57)

Ninth Government of Ireland - (23 June 1959-11 October 1961)

• Sean Lemass, FF - An Taoiseach
• Seán MacEntee, FF - An Tánaiste and Minister for Health & Social Welfare
• James Ryan, FF - Minister for Finance
• Frank Aiken, FF - Minister for External Affairs
• Oscar Traynor, FF - Minister for Justice
• Patrick Smith, FF - Minister for Agriculture
• Erskine Hamilton Childers, FF - Minister for Lands (to: 23.7.1959)
  • Minister for Transport & Power (from 27.7.59)
• Micheál Ó Moráin, FF - Minister for the Gaeltacht (to: 23.7.1959)
  • Minister for Lands (from: 23.7.1959)
• Jack Lynch, FF - Minister for Industry & Commerce
• Neil Blaney, FF - Minister for Local Government
• Kevin Boland, Minister for Defence
• Michael Hilliard, FF - Minister for Posts & Telegraphs
• Patrick Hillery, FF - Minister for Education
• Gerald Bartley, FF - Minister for the Gaeltacht (from: 23.7.1959)

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