The 4th Government of Ireland (9 June 1944 â 18 February 1948) was the government of Ireland formed after the 1944 general election to the 12th Dáil held on 30 May. It was a single-party Fianna Fáil government led by ÃÂamon de Valera as Taoiseach. It lasted for . Fianna Fáil had been in office since the 1932 general election.
The 12th Dáil first met on 9 June 1944. In the debate on the nomination of Taoiseach, Fianna Fáil leader and outgoing Taoiseach ÃÂamon de Valera was proposed. This motion was approved by 81 to 37. De Valera was appointed as Taoiseach by President Douglas Hyde.
After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, ÃÂamon de Valera proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil. They were appointed by the president on the same day.
On 9 June, the Government appointed Parliamentary Secretaries on the nomination of the Taoiseach.