Irish heads of government

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 109. Chapters: First Ministers of Northern Ireland, Heads of Irish provisional governments, Presidents of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, Prime Ministers of Northern Ireland, Taoisigh of Ireland, Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach, Michael Collins, Ian Paisley, W. T. Cosgrave, John A. Costello, President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, President of Dáil Éireann, President of the Irish Republic, Charles Haughey, Jack Lynch, Albert Reynolds, Seán Lemass, Liam Cosgrave, James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Garret FitzGerald, Steward's Lodge, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Bertie Ahern, Brian Cowen, Enda Kenny, David Trimble, Peter Robinson, Patrick Pearse, John Bruton, Records of Irish heads of government since 1922, Arthur Griffith, James Chichester-Clark, List of Chief Secretaries for Ireland, Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Brian Faulkner, Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, Reg Empey, Irish heads of government since 1919, Cathal Brugha, Government Buildings, J. M. Andrews, Chief Secretary for Ireland, Department of the Taoiseach, Chairman of the Provisional Government of Southern Ireland. Excerpt: Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is a former Irish politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008. Ahern served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 2011 and he represented the constituency of Dublin Central. Before he became Taoiseach, he served in the governments of Charles Haughey and Albert Reynolds as Minister for Labour (1987-91) and Minister for Finance (1991-94). He also served briefly as Tánaiste after the break-up of Albert Reynolds' coalition government. In 1994, Ahern was elected sixth leader of Fianna Fáil. Under Ahern's leadership Fianna Fáil led three coalition governments. After Éamon de Valera, Bertie Ahern's term as Taoiseach is the second longest. Ahern resigned as Taoiseach on 6 May 2008 and was succeeded by the then Minister for Finance Brian Cowen. Ahern was born in Drumcondra, Dublin. This is an area within the Dublin Central constituency where he has lived all his life. Ahern is the youngest of five children of Con Ahern and Julia Ahern (née Hourihane), both natives of County Cork. Con Ahern and Julia Hourihane were married in October 1937 and settled at Church Avenue, Drumcondra, where they resided for the rest of their lives. The other four children are Maurice, Kathleen, Noel and Eileen. In Dublin, Ahern's father worked as a farm manager at All Hallows College, Drumcondra. Ahern's brother Noel is also involved in politics and represents Dublin North West in Dáil Éireann. Bertie Ahern's father Con, was born into a farming family near Ballyfeard, which is located near Kinsale, County Cork, in 1904. His mother also came from a farming background and was from near Castledonovan, west County Cork. Ahern's father, Con, initially left County Cork and went to Dublin in the early 1930s to train for the priesthood, but did not complete his studies with the Vincentian order. He had fought in the Civil War and was a supporter of Éamon de Valera and the Anti-Treaty IRA. He was a member of the 3rd von Source: Wikipedia