Minister for Publicity

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English The Minister for Publicity was a position in the Ministry of Dáil Éireann, the government of the Irish Republic, a self-declared state which was established in 1919 by Dáil Éireann, the parliamentary assembly made up of the majority of Irish MPs elected in the 1918 general election.

History

In April 1918, a Sinn Féin Department of Propaganda was established at No. 6 Harcourt Street in charge of Robert Brennan. The portfolio was created to promote the new government of Ireland throughout the country. After the First Dáil came into being a similar department was set up under the new Dáil, concentrating more on overseas publicity. Both Departments co-operated in issuing publicity material. The first Director of Publicity under Dáil Éireann was Laurence Ginnell.

In the First Dáil, the post was called Director of Propaganda.

List of office-holders

Director of Propaganda 1919–1921
Name	Term of office		Party		Dáil Ministry
Laurence Ginnell	1 April 1919	17 June 1919	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2nd DM
Desmond FitzGeraldTemplate:Efn	17 June 1919	11 February 1921	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2nd DM
Erskine ChildersTemplate:Efn	12 February 1921	8 March 1921	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2nd DM
Minister for Publicity 1921–1922
Name	Term of office		Party		Dáil Ministry
Desmond FitzGerald	26 August 1921	9 September 1922	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	3rd DMTemplate:•4th DM

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