29th Dáil Éireann | |||||||||||||
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Overview | |||||||||||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||||
Term | 6 June 2002 – 26 April 2007 | ||||||||||||
Election | 2002 general election | ||||||||||||
Government | Government of the 29th Dáil | ||||||||||||
Members | 166 | ||||||||||||
Ceann Comhairle | Rory O'Hanlon | ||||||||||||
Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern | ||||||||||||
Tánaiste |
Michael McDowell — Mary Harney until 13 September 2006 |
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Chief Whip |
Tom Kitt — Mary Hanafin until 29 September 2004 |
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Leader of the Opposition | Enda Kenny | ||||||||||||
Sessions | |||||||||||||
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1st | 6 June 2002 – 11 July 2002 |
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2nd | 4 September 2002 – 3 July 2003 |
3rd | 30 September 2003 – 8 July 2004 |
4th | 29 September 2004 – 1 July 2005 |
5th | 28 September 2005 – 6 July 2006 |
6th | 27 September 2006 – 26 April 2007 |
This is a list of members who were elected to the 29th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 2002 general election on 17 May 2002 and met on 6 June 2002. The 29th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on 26 April 2007. The 29th Dáil lasted 1788 days, the 3rd longest after the 28th Dáil and the 10th Dáil.
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 29th Dáil from June 2002.
This is a list of the 166 TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election, sorted by party. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the 29th Dáil.
This is a list of the 166 TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election, sorted by constituency. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the 29th Dáil.