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An Extern Minister was a Irish minister appointed by the Governor-General of the Irish Free State on the nomination of a committee of Dáil Éireann. Unlike Irish Ministers of the Crown, who together formed the Executive Council of the Irish Free State and shared collective cabinet responsibility as His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State,[1] an Extern Minister was intended to be a minister who operated outside the Executive Council, had no share in collective cabinet responsibility, and whose term of office was independent of that of the Executive Council. The Governor-General of the Irish Free State (Irish: Seanascal Shaorstáit Eireann) was the representative of the Crown in the Irish Free State between 1922 and 1936. ...
The Dáil Chamber The chamber was remodelled in the early 1920s. ...
The Executive Council (Irish: Ard-Chomhairle) was the cabinet and de facto executive branch of government of the 1922-1937 Irish Free State. ...
 Timothy Michael Healy, the only Irish Governor-General required to appoint extern ministers.
Origins
The idea of Extern Ministers was first mooted as a way of placating Anti-Treaty Irish republicans. It would have allowed them from outside the Oireachtas to hold ministries without having to take the mandatory Oath of Allegiance required of members of both houses. However British objections to the proposal led to the toning down of the posts, with they being made appointees of the Governor-General to bring them into the monarchical symbolism prevalent in the final version of the Irish Free State Constitution enacted in both the Irish and British parliaments. The Irish Oath of Allegiance was a controversial provision in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, which Irish TDs (members of the Irish parliament) and Senators were required to take, in order to take their seats in Dáil Éireann (The Chamber of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (the Irish Senate). ...
The Constitution of the Irish Free State was the constitution of the southern Irish state established in December 1922. ...
Nevertheless, as introduced, it still was hoped that Extern Ministers might be independent non-party figures, possibly non-politicians, who were not even members of Oireachtas Éireann. From 1922-1937 the Oireachtas was the legislature, or parliament, of the Irish Free State. ...
Constitutional provisions According to Article 55 of the constitution:
Leinster House The seat of parliament in the Irish Free State. - Ministers who shall not be members of the Executive Council may be appointed by the Representative of the Crown, and shall comply with the provisions of Article 17 of this Constitution. Every such Minister shall be nominated by Dáil Eireann on the recommendation of a Committee of Dáil Eireann chosen by a method to be determined by Dáil Eireann, so as to be impartially representative of Dáil Eireann. Should a recommendation not be acceptable to Dáil Eireann, the Committee may continue to recommend names until one is found acceptable. The total number of Ministers including the Ministers of the Executive Council, shall not exceed twelve.
 W.T. Cosgrave His government abandoned using Extern Ministers in 1927. image of Leinster House. ...
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Abandonment of the innovation However the concept of Extern Ministers never took off. While a few isolated Extern Ministers were appointed in the early years of the Free State, they were in reality part of the Cumann na nGaedhael government rather than independent of it. Nor were they chosen from outside the Dáil but were TDs. By 1927 the idea of having Extern Ministers was quietly dropped. Cumann na nGaedheal (League of the Gaels) was an Irish language name given to two Irish political parties. ...
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1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Footnote - ^ The term His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State was used in many formal state documents, particularly in Commonweath of Nations meetings. It was not used by the Executive Councils of the Eamon de Valera (1932-1937).
The Irish Free State
(1922-1937) | | | Anglo-Irish Treaty | Provisional Government | Constitution of the Irish Free State | Statute of Westminster | Great Seal of the Irish Free State | Monarchy in the Irish Free State Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent sovereign states, most of which are former colonies once governed by the United Kingdom as part of the British Empire. ...
Eamon de Valera[1] (born Edward George de Valera, Irish name Éamonn de Bhailéara (October 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from Britain in the early 20th Century, and the Republican anti-Treaty opposition in...
1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...
1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and Irish...
Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty The Anglo-Irish Treaty was a treaty between the British government and the Irish Republic which brought the Anglo-Irish War to an end and established the Irish Free State. ...
The Constitution of the Irish Free State was the constitution of the southern Irish state established in December 1922. ...
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The Great Seal of the Irish Free State (Irish: Séala Mor do Shaorstát Eireann) was the Great Seal which replaced the Great Seal of the Realm used to seal official documents of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann). ...
King George V, the first monarch to reign in the Irish Free State. ...
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King of Ireland | Governor-General | President of the Executive Council | Vice-President of the Executive Council | Executive Council | Extern Minister | Ministers and Secretaries Act Henry VIII, became King of Ireland in 1542. ...
The Governor-General of the Irish Free State (Irish: Seanascal Shaorstáit Eireann) was the representative of the Crown in the Irish Free State between 1922 and 1936. ...
The President of the Executive Council (Irish: Uachtaráin na hArd-Chomhairle) was the head of government or prime minister of the 1922-1937 Irish Free State, and the leader of the Executive Council (cabinet). ...
The Vice-President of the Executive Council (Irish: Leas-Uachtarán na hArd-Chomhairle) was in effect the deputy prime minister of the Irish Free State, the Executive Council. ...
The Executive Council (Irish: Ard-Chomhairle) was the cabinet and de facto executive branch of government of the 1922-1937 Irish Free State. ...
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Royal Assent | Ceann Comhairle | Cathaoirleach | Oath of Allegiance From 1922-1937 the Oireachtas was the legislature, or parliament, of the Irish Free State. ...
The Dáil Chamber The chamber was remodelled in the early 1920s. ...
The Ceann Comhairle is the chairperson or speaker of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the parliament (Oireachtas) of the Republic of Ireland. ...
Cathaoirleach (pronounced, ka-here-loch) is the title of the speaker of the sixty-member Irish upper house, Seanad Éireann (pronounced External link Official website Categories: Government stubs ...
The Irish Oath of Allegiance was a controversial provision in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, which Irish TDs (members of the Irish parliament) and Senators were required to take, in order to take their seats in Dáil Éireann (The Chamber of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (the Irish Senate). ...
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See also: External Relations Act | Executive Powers (Consequential Provisions) Act | Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act A general election took place in southern Ireland in 16 June 1922 under the provisions of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty to elect a constituent assembly paving the way for the establishment of the Irish Free State. ...
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The Irish general election of September 1927 was held on September 15, 1927. ...
The Irish general election of 1932 was held on February 16, 1932, just over two weeks after the dissolution of the 6th Dáil on January 29. ...
The Irish general election of 1933 was held on January 24, 1933. ...
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The Executive Authority (External Relations) Act, 1936 was an enactment of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) in 1936. ...
The Executive Powers (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937 was an Act of the Oireachtas which retrospectively completed the abolition of the Governor-General of the Irish Free State. ...
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