^Cosgrave also headed the Irish Government from 22 August 1922, during the transitional period before the state became officially independent on 6 December 1922 (See
Irish heads of government since 1919).
^De Valera also headed the pre-independence revolutionary Irish Government from 1 April 1919 to 9 January 1922 (See
Irish heads of government since 1919).
^De Valera also served 3 terms as President of the Executive Council.
^
abcdefghijDays shown include five periods when a Taoiseach resigned but continued as Acting Taoiseach, as required by the Article 28.11.1 of the Constitution. These periods are 13 days for
Charles Haughey (from 29 June to 12 July 1989), 57 days for
Albert Reynolds (29 days from 14 December 1992 to 12 January 1993, and 28 days from 17 November to 15 December 1994), 57 days for
Enda Kenny (from 10 March to 6 May 2016), and 128 days for
Leo Varadkar from 20 February to 27 June 2020.[5]
^De Valera served as Taoiseach for 5,613 days (15 years, 4 months).
^De Valera also led the pre-independence revolutionary
Ministry of Dáil Éireann from 1 April 1919 to 9 January 1922 (See
Irish heads of government since 1919). Including these 1,015 extra days would raise his cumulative days served to 8,750 days (23 years, 11 months, 16 days).
^
abCosgrave also led the
Provisional Government from 22 August 1922, during the transitional period before the state became independent on 6 December 1922 (See
Irish heads of government since 1919). Including these 106 extra days would raise his cumulative days served to 3,487 days (9 years, 6 months, 19 days).
^
abCosgrave entered office as Chairman of the Provisional Government on 22 August 1922, when aged 42 years, 2 months. The age given in the table is his age when the
Irish Free State was established on 6 December 1922 and he was appointed as President of the Executive Council. (See
Irish heads of government since 1919).
^Oireachtas Library and Research Service (28 June 2016).
"Caretaker governments and caretaker conventions"(PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017. (Page 2) … Article 28.11.1 … (Page 4) … Box 1. Irish Caretaker Governments … 2016 … 1994 … 1992 … 1989
^Cosgrave also headed the Irish Government from 22 August 1922, during the transitional period before the state became officially independent on 6 December 1922 (See
Irish heads of government since 1919).
^De Valera also headed the pre-independence revolutionary Irish Government from 1 April 1919 to 9 January 1922 (See
Irish heads of government since 1919).
^De Valera also served 3 terms as President of the Executive Council.
^
abcdefghijDays shown include five periods when a Taoiseach resigned but continued as Acting Taoiseach, as required by the Article 28.11.1 of the Constitution. These periods are 13 days for
Charles Haughey (from 29 June to 12 July 1989), 57 days for
Albert Reynolds (29 days from 14 December 1992 to 12 January 1993, and 28 days from 17 November to 15 December 1994), 57 days for
Enda Kenny (from 10 March to 6 May 2016), and 128 days for
Leo Varadkar from 20 February to 27 June 2020.[5]
^De Valera served as Taoiseach for 5,613 days (15 years, 4 months).
^De Valera also led the pre-independence revolutionary
Ministry of Dáil Éireann from 1 April 1919 to 9 January 1922 (See
Irish heads of government since 1919). Including these 1,015 extra days would raise his cumulative days served to 8,750 days (23 years, 11 months, 16 days).
^
abCosgrave also led the
Provisional Government from 22 August 1922, during the transitional period before the state became independent on 6 December 1922 (See
Irish heads of government since 1919). Including these 106 extra days would raise his cumulative days served to 3,487 days (9 years, 6 months, 19 days).
^
abCosgrave entered office as Chairman of the Provisional Government on 22 August 1922, when aged 42 years, 2 months. The age given in the table is his age when the
Irish Free State was established on 6 December 1922 and he was appointed as President of the Executive Council. (See
Irish heads of government since 1919).
^Oireachtas Library and Research Service (28 June 2016).
"Caretaker governments and caretaker conventions"(PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017. (Page 2) … Article 28.11.1 … (Page 4) … Box 1. Irish Caretaker Governments … 2016 … 1994 … 1992 … 1989