16th Dáil
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 20 March 1957 – 1 September 1961 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1957 general election | ||||||||||
| Government |
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| Members | 147 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Patrick Hogan | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Seán Lemass — Éamon de Valera until 23 June 1959 | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | Seán MacEntee — Seán Lemass until 23 June 1959 | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Donnchadh Ó Briain | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | James Dillon — John A. Costello until 21 October 1959 | ||||||||||
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The 16th Dáil was elected at the 1957 general election on 5 March 1957 and met on 20 March 1957. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 9th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 16th Dáil saw a change of Taoiseach from Éamon de Valera to Seán Lemass in June 1959. On 8 September 1961, President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Seán Lemass. The 16th Dáil lasted 4 years, 165 days.