Government of the 3rd Dáil

The Government of the 3rd Dáil was first both concurrently the 2nd Provisional Government (30 August – 6 December 1922) and the 5th Ministry of Dáil Éireann (9 September – 6 December 1922), formed after the 1922 general election held on 16 June 1922, and then the 1st Executive Council of the Irish Free State (6 December 1922 – 19 September 1923), formed after the establishment of the Irish Free State. They were led by W. T. Cosgrave, who had become the leader of the Pro-Treaty wing of Sinn Féin and on 27 April 1923 became the first leader of the Cumann na nGaedheal.

The 2nd Provisional Government and the 5th Ministry lasted for overlapping concurrent periods of 99 days and 89 days respectively. The 1st Executive Council lasted for 288 days.

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