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Government of Ireland from 1937 to 1938

The government of the 9th Dáil was successively the 8th Executive Council of the Irish Free State (21 July – 29 December 1937) and the 1st government of Ireland (29 December 1937 – 30 June 1938). They were led by Éamon de Valera, first as President of the Executive Council and then as Taoiseach. It was formed after the 1937 general election held on 1 July, the same day the new Constitution of Ireland was approved in a plebiscite. Fianna Fáil were continuing in office as a single party government as they had since the 1932 general election. The 8th Executive Council lasted for days until the coming into operation of the new constitution and the 1st Government lasted for days.

The members of the Executive Council were proposed by the President after his election and approved by the Dáil for their appointment by him. Office NamePresident of the Executive CouncilÉamon de ValeraMinister for External AffairsVice President of the Executive CouncilSeán T. O'KellyMinister for Local Government and Public HealthMinister for JusticeP. J. RuttledgeMinister for Industry and CommerceSeán LemassMinister for FinanceSeán MacEnteeMinister for AgricultureJames RyanMinister for DefenceFrank AikenMinister for EducationThomas DerrigMinister for LandsGerald BolandMinister for Posts and TelegraphsOscar Traynor

Under Article 56 of the Constitution of Ireland, the 8th Executive Council of the Irish Free State led by Éamon de Valera of Fianna Fáil became the 1st Government of Ireland (29 December 1937 – 30 June 1938). The offices of President of the Executive Council and Vice President of the Executive Council were abolished, and replaced by the offices of Taoiseach and Tánaiste respectively. There was no fresh approval or appointment of the government and no change in the personnel of the Government. Office NameTaoiseachÉamon de ValeraMinister for External AffairsTánaisteSeán T. O'KellyMinister for Local Government and Public HealthMinister for JusticeP. J. RuttledgeMinister for Industry and CommerceSeán LemassMinister for FinanceSeán MacEnteeMinister for AgricultureJames RyanMinister for DefenceFrank AikenMinister for EducationThomas DerrigMinister for LandsGerald BolandMinister for Posts and TelegraphsOscar Traynor

The government signed the Anglo Irish Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom on 25 April 1938, which brought the Anglo Irish trade war to a close and transferred the Treaty Ports to Ireland. These were the ports of Berehaven, Cóbh and Lough Swilly which had stayed under the control of the United Kingdom after the establishment of the Irish Free State.