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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)

W. T. Cosgrave ministry

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
	Vice-President of the Executive Council		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

^ 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
^ 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
^ 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.
^ 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.

[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.

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