1965-1969 жылдардағы Ирландия үкіметтері

Irish governments from 1965 to 1969

There were two governments in the 18th Dáil, which was elected at the 1965 general election held on 7 April 1965. Both were single party Fianna Fáil governments, which had been in government since the 1957 election. The 11th government of Ireland (21 April 1965 – 10 November 1966) was led by Seán Lemass as Taoiseach and lasted for days. The 12th government of Ireland (10 November 1966 – 2 July 1969) was led by Jack Lynch as Taoiseach and lasted for days.

On 8 July 1966, Labour leader Brendan Corish and Fine Gael leader Liam Cosgrave placed separate motions of no confidence in the government. They were debated as part of the debate on the summer adjournment. The motions were defeated, on votes of 50 to 66 and 54 to 66 respectively.

Seán Lemass resigned as Fianna Fáil leader and Jack Lynch won the leadership election to succeed him on 9 November 1966. On the following day, Lemass resigned as Taoiseach.

The 12th government was formed by Jack Lynch after the resignation of Seán Lemass.

After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Seán Lemass proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil on 16 November 1966. They were appointed by the president on the same day. OfficeNameTermTaoiseachJack Lynch1966–1969TánaisteFrank Aiken1966–1969Minister for External AffairsMinister for Agriculture and FisheriesNeil Blaney1966–1969Minister for DefenceMichael Hilliard1966–1969Minister for EducationDonogh O'Malley1966–1968Minister for FinanceCharles Haughey1966–1969Minister for the GaeltachtMícheál Ó Móráin1966–1969Minister for Lands1966–1968Minister for HealthSeán Flanagan1966–1969Minister for Industry and CommerceGeorge Colley1966–1969Minister for JusticeBrian Lenihan1966–1968Minister for LabourPatrick Hillery1966–1969Minister for Local GovernmentKevin Boland1966–1969Minister for Posts and TelegraphsErskine H. Childers1966–1969Minister for Transport and PowerMinister for Social WelfareJoseph Brennan1966–1969Changes 26 March 1968
Following the death of Donogh O'Malley on 10 March 1968. Office NameTermMinister for EducationBrian Lenihan1968–1969Minister for JusticeMícheál Ó Móráin1968–1969Minister for LandsPádraig Faulkner1968–1969Minister for the Gaeltacht

The government proposed the Third Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1968, which would have allowed for divergence in the ratio of population to representation across Dáil constituencies, and the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1968, which would have altered the electoral system from proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR STV) to first past the post (FPTP). They were put to referendums on 16 October 1968, and both were defeated by a margin of 39.2% to 60.8%. It was the second time a Fianna Fáil government had proposed to introduce FPTP, with a previous referendum defeated in 1959.

On 5 November 1968, Taoiseach Jack Lynch proposed a motion of confidence in the government, which was debated over three days. On 7 November, it was approved on a vote of 68 to 60.