19th Dáil
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The 19th Dáil was elected at the 1969 general election on 18 June 1969 and met on 2 July 1969. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. On 5 February 1973, President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Jack Lynch. The 19th Dáil lasted 1,315 days.
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Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
Term | 2 July 1969 – 5 February 1973 | ||||||||||
Election | 1969 general election | ||||||||||
Government | 13th government of Ireland | ||||||||||
Members | 144 | ||||||||||
Ceann Comhairle | Cormac Breslin | ||||||||||
Taoiseach | Jack Lynch | ||||||||||
Tánaiste | Erskine H. Childers | ||||||||||
Chief Whip | David Andrews — Desmond O'Malley until 7 May 1970 | ||||||||||
Leader of the Opposition | Liam Cosgrave | ||||||||||
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