Sean Lemass Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Sean Lemass, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Ireland.

3 records1959–19653 events2 places

Chronological biography

1959

Taoiseach of Ireland23 June 1959

Government / Government of Ireland · Taoiseach of Ireland · Dublin

Succeeds de Valera as Taoiseach and begins a government focused on economic modernization.

1961

Prime Minister of Ireland6 October 1961

Government / Government of Ireland · Prime Minister of Ireland

Appointed Prime Minister of Ireland, forms a minority Fianna Fail Government

1965

Meeting with Northern Ireland Prime Minister14 January 1965

Government / Government of Ireland · Taoiseach of Ireland · Belfast

Meets Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill in a significant step toward improved cross-border relations.

Titles and roles

Prime Minister of Ireland · Taoiseach of Ireland

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.