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W. T. Cosgrave ministry

W. T. Cosgrave Ministry
1st Cabinet of the Irish Free State
Date formed	6 December 1922
People and organisations
Head of state	George V
Head of government	W. T. Cosgrave
Deputy head of government	Kevin O'Higgins (until 1927) Ernest Blythe (from 1927)
Member party	Cumann na nGaedheal
Opposition party	Labour Party (until 1927) Fianna Fáil (from 1927)
Opposition leader	Thomas Johnson (until 1927) Éamon de Valera (from 1927)

List of Ministers

President and Cabinet

	Minister in the Dáil Éireann		Minister in the Seanad Éireann
Ministers in and attending Cabinet in bold

President and Cabinet Office
Post		Minister		Term
	President of the Executive Council		W. T. Cosgrave TD	1922–1932
	Vice-President of the Executive Council		Kevin O'Higgins TD	1922–1927
			Ernest Blythe TD	1927–1932
	Parliamentary Secretary to the President		Daniel McCarthy TD	1922–1923
	Parliamentary Secretary to the Executive Council		Eamonn Duggan TD	1922–1923
	Secretary to the Executive Council		Diarmuid O'Hegarty	1922–1932
	Assistant Secretary to the Executive Council		Michael McDunphy	1922–1932

Parliamentary Secretaries of the 3rd Dáil

Parliamentary Secretaries of the 4th Dáil

Parliamentary Secretaries of the 5th Dáil

Parliamentary Secretaries of the 6th Dáil

Government of the 5th Dáil

Government of the 6th Dáil

Departments of State

Agriculture
1st		Minister for Agriculture		Patrick Hogan TD	1922–23
2nd		Minister for Lands and Agriculture [1]		Patrick Hogan TD	1923–27
Defence
1st		Minister for Defence		Richard Mulcahy TD	1922–23
2nd		Minister for Defence		Richard Mulcahy TD	1922–24
2nd		Acting Minister for Defence		W. T. Cosgrave TD	1924
2nd		Minister for Defence		Peter Hughes TD	1924–27
Education
1st		Minister for Education		Eoin MacNeill TD	1922–23
2nd		Minister for Education		Eoin MacNeill TD	1923–25
2nd		Minister for Education		John M. O'Sullivan TD	1926–27
External Affairs
1st		Minister for External Affairs		Desmond FitzGerald TD	1922–23
2nd		Minister for External Affairs		Desmond FitzGerald TD	1923–27
Finance
1st		Acting Minister for Finance		W. T. Cosgrave TD	1922–23
2nd		Minister for Finance		Ernest Blythe TD	1923–27
Fisheries
1st		Minister for Fisheries		Fionán Lynch TD	1922–23
2nd		Minister for Fisheries		Fionán Lynch TD	1923–27
Home Affairs
1st		Minister for Home Affairs		Kevin O'Higgins TD	1922–23
2nd		Minister for Justice [2]		Kevin O'Higgins TD	1923–27
Industry and Commerce
1st		Minister for Industry and Commerce		Joseph McGrath TD	1922–23
2nd		Minister for Industry and Commerce		Joseph McGrath TD	1923–24
2nd		Minister for Industry and Commerce		Patrick McGilligan TD	1924–27
Local Government
1st		Minister for Local Government		Ernest Blythe TD	1922–23
2nd		Minister for Local Government and Public Health [3]		Séamus Burke TD	1923–27
Posts and Telegraphs
1st		Postmaster General		James Walsh TD	1922–23
2nd		Minister for Posts and Telegraphs [4]		James Walsh TD	1923–27

Other Stuff

Attorney General
	Attorney General		Hugh Kennedy	1922–23

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Footnotes

1. On 6 June 1924 the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 came into effect and the title of Minister for Agriculture was changed to the Minister for Lands and Agriculture, then on 3 April 1930 the title of Minister for Lands and Agriculture was changed back to Minister for Agriculture
2. On 6 June 1924 the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 came into effect and the title of Minister for Home Affairs was changed to the Minister for Justice
3. On 6 June 1924 the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 came into effect and the title of Minister for Local Government changed to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health.
4. On 6 June 1924 the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 came into effect and title of Postmaster-General was changed to the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.