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The Second Dáil was elected on 24th May, 1921 and lasted 388 days. The First Ministry came to office on the 28th August.
First Ministry (28 Aug, 1921–9 Jan, 1922)
Ministers not in cabinet
Second Ministry (10 Jan.–9 Sept, 1922)
Ministers not in cabinet
| Minister for Education | Michael Hayes |
| Minister for Trade | Ernest Blythe |
| Minister for Agriculture | Patrick Hogan |
| Minister for Labour | Joseph McGrath |
| Minister for Publicity | Desmond FitzGerald |
Provisional Government (16 Jan.–30 Aug.)
The Provisional Government which was appointed on January 14, 1922 took up Office on 16th January, 1922. The Ministry of the Second Dáil was at the time already in existence, and from the January 16, 1922, until the 9th September, 1922, there was a dual system of Government.
- (a) The Second Dáil Cabinet responsible to Dáil Éireann
- (b) The Provisional Government, apparently responsible to no Parliament.
The dual system terminated with the fusion of the two systems under the Third Dáil on September 9, 1922. After that date, the newly constituted Provisional Government appointed by that Dáil continued in being as the sole Government, until superseded on 6th December, 1922, by the formation of the 1st Executive Council.
| Portfolio | Minister |
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| Chairman | Michael Collins |
| Minister for Finance | Michael Collins (16 Jan–17 July) W.T. Cosgrave (17 July–30 Aug, acting) |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Arthur Griffith (26 July–21 Aug.) Michael Hayes (21–30 Aug.) |
| Minister for Home Affairs | Eamonn Duggan |
| Minister for Local Government | W.T. Cosgrave |
| Minister for Economic Affairs | Kevin O'Higgins |
| Minister for Education | Finian Lynch |
| Minister for Agriculture | Patrick Hogan |
| Minister for Labour | Joseph McGrath |
| Postmaster-General | James J. Walsh |
| Preceded by: Government of the 1st Dáil | Irish cabinets | Succeeded by Government of the 3rd Dáil |