The 19th government of Ireland (14 December 1982 – 10 March 1987) was the government of Ireland formed after the November 1982 general election to the 24th Dáil. It was a coalition government of Fine Gael and the Labour Party led by Garret FitzGerald as Taoiseach and lasted for .
Nomination of Taoiseach
The 24th Dáil first met on 14 December 1982. In the debate on the nomination of Taoiseach, the Fianna Fáil leader and outgoing Taoiseach Charles Haughey, and Fine Gael leader Garret FitzGerald were both proposed. The nomination of Haughey was defeated with 77 votes in favour to 88 against, while the nomination of FitzGerald was carried with 85 in favour and 79 against. FitzGerald was then appointed as Taoiseach by president Patrick Hillery.
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| colspan="3" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" align="center"|14 December 1982<br/>Nomination of Garret FitzGerald (FG) as Taoiseach<br/>Motion proposed by Kieran Crotty and seconded by Nora Owen<br/>Absolute majority: 84/166
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| Yes || Fine Gael (69), Labour Party (16) ||
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| No || Fianna Fáil (75), Workers' Party (2), Independent Fianna Fáil (1), Independent (1) ||
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| Not voting || Ceann Comhairle (1), Independent (1) ||
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Government ministers
After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Garret FitzGerald proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil.
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|Taoiseach
|Garret FitzGerald