History of Government – Twentieth Dáil Twentieth Dáil (14.3.1973 - 25.5.1977) Fourteenth Government (14.3.1973 - 5.7.1977) Name: Post held: Liam Cosgrave Taoiseach Minister for Defence (from 2.12.76 to 16.12.76) Brendan Corish Tánaiste & Minister for Health & Minister for Social Welfare Patrick S. Donegan Minister for Defence (to: 2.12.1976) Minister for Lands (from 2.12.1976) James Tully Minister for Local Government Richie Ryan Minister for Finance Minister for Public Service (from 1.11.1973) Mark Clinton Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries Michael O'Leary Minister for Labour Tom O'Donnell Minister for the Gaeltacht Tom Fitzpatrick Minister for Lands (to: 2.12.1976) Minister for Transport and Power (From: 2.12.1976) Garret FitzGerald Minister for Foreign Affairs Conor Cruise O'Brien Minister for Posts & Telegraphs Peter Barry Minister for Transport & Power (to: 2.12.1976) Minister for Education (from: 2.12.1976) Justin Keating Minister for Industry & Commerce Richard Burke Minister for Education (to: 2.12.1976 - resigned) Patrick Cooney Minister for Justice Oliver J. Flanagan Minister for Defence (from: 16.12.1976) Notes: 1. Fine Gael/Labour coalition Government. 2. The Department of the Public Service was established on 1.11.1973. 3. Dick Burke was appointed as Ireland's EC Commissioner on 2.12.1976. 4. Department of External Affairs became Department of Foreign Affairs. 5. Department of Agriculture & Fisheries became Department of Agriculture on 9.2.1977. 6. Department of Lands became Department of Fisheries on 9.2.1977. - 1 - History of Government – Twentieth Dáil Twentieth Dáil (14.3.1973 - 25.5.1977) Fourteenth Government (Parliamentary Secretaries) Name: Post held: John Kelly Parl. Sec. to Taoiseach Michael P. Murphy Parl. Sec. to Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Richard Barry Parl. Sec. to Minister for Health Henry Kenny Parl. Sec. to Minister for Finance (to: 25.9.1975 - died) Frank Cluskey Parl. Sec. to Minister for Social Welfare Michael Begley Parl. Sec. to Minister for Local Government (to: 30.9.1975) Parl. Sec. to Minister for Finance (from: 30.9.1975) John Bruton Parl. Sec. to Minister for Education and Parl. Sec. to Minister for Industry and Commerce Oliver J. Flanagan Parl. Sec. to Minister for Defence (from: 30.9.1975 to: 2.12.1976 - appointed Minister for Defence) Reshuffle (16.12.1976) following appointment of Oliver J. Flanagan as Minister for Defence John Kelly Parl. Sec. to Taoiseach and Minister for Defence Michael P. Murphy Parl. Sec. to Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Richard Barry Parl. Sec. to Minister for Health Michael Begley Parl. Sec. to Minister for Finance Frank Cluskey Parl. Sec. to Minister for Social Welfare John Bruton Parl. Sec. to Minister for Industry and Commerce Patrick J. Reynolds Parl. Sec. to Minister for Education and Public Service Note: Fine Gael/Labour coalition Government. - 2 - .