Government of the 28th Dáil

Government of the 28th Dáil
Government of the 28th Dáil
25th Government of Ireland
Date formed	26 June 1997
Date dissolved	6 June 2002
People and organisations
President	Mary Robinson (1997); Mary McAleese (1997–2002);
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern
Tánaiste	Mary Harney
Total no. of members	15
Member parties	Fianna Fáil; Progressive Democrats;
Status in legislature	Coalition
Opposition party	Fine Gael
Opposition leader	John Bruton (1997–2001); Michael Noonan (2001–2002) ;
History
Election(s)	1997 general election
Legislature term(s)	28th Dáil; 21st Seanad;
Predecessor	24th Government
Successor	26th Government

The Government of the 28th Dáil or the 25th Government of Ireland (26 June 1997 – 6 June 2002) was the government of Ireland formed after the 1997 general election which had been held on 6 June 1997. It was a minority coalition government of Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats, led by Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach.

The 25th Government lasted 1,807 days.

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