18th Dáil
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 21 April 1965 – 22 May 1969 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1965 general election | ||||||||||
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| Members | 144 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Cormac Breslin — Patrick Hogan until 14 November 1967 | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Jack Lynch — Seán Lemass until 10 November 1966 | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | Frank Aiken | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Michael Carty | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Liam Cosgrave | ||||||||||
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The 18th Dáil was elected at the 1965 general election on 7 April 1965 and met on 21 April 1965. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 11th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 18th Dáil saw a change of Taoiseach from Seán Lemass to Jack Lynch in November 1966. On 22 May 1969, President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil at the request of Taoiseach Jack Lynch. The 18th Dáil lasted 4 years, 31 days.