28th Dáil
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The 28th Dáil was elected at the 1997 general election on 6 June 1997 and met on 26 June 1997. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 21st Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
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Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||||
Term | 26 June 1997 – 25 April 2002 | ||||||||||||
Election | 1997 general election | ||||||||||||
Government | 25th government of Ireland | ||||||||||||
Members | 166 | ||||||||||||
Ceann Comhairle | Séamus Pattison | ||||||||||||
Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern | ||||||||||||
Tánaiste | Mary Harney | ||||||||||||
Chief Whip | Séamus Brennan | ||||||||||||
Leader of the Opposition | Michael Noonan — John Bruton until 9 February 2001 | ||||||||||||
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The 28th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese on 25 April 2002, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. The 28th Dáil lasted 1,765 days, the 2nd longest after the 10th Dáil.