No. Enda Kenny became Taoiseach on the 9th of March 2011.
No. Brian Cowen was the Taoiseach, which is the head of government in Ireland. The head of state is the President of Ireland and Brian Cowen has never been President of Ireland.
Ireland does not have a governor. Ireland's head of state is the president, currently Mary McAleese. Ireland's head of government, officially known as a Taoiseach (Tea shock), is currently Brian Cowen.
Ireland does not have a governor. Ireland has a president as the head of state, currently Mary McAleese. The head of government's title is Taoiseach (Tee shock) and is currently Brian Cowen.
On the 7/5/08
We don't have one. We have "An Tiasoch" The Chieftian, Brian Cowen.
The free state of the Republic of Ireland has neither king nor queen. Until May 07, 2008, the Taoiseach of Ireland, or Prime Minister, was Patrick Bartholomew (known as Bertie) Ahern. Mr Ahern resigned on May 06, 2008, and was succeeded by Mr Brian Cowen. On Mr Cowen's resignation, he was succeeded as Taoiseach by Mr Enda Kenny, appointed by Ireland's President Mary McAleese on March 09, 2011. Mr Kenny is still currently Taoiseach of Ireland, at May 21, 2011. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and therefore Queen Elizabeth II is queen of that part of Ireland. The United Kingdom has no king.
The official title of the head of an Irish government is known as a Taoiseach, pronounced Tea shock. It is an old Irish language word for leader or chieftain. The current Taoiseach is Brian Cowen, leader of Fianna Fáil. Ireland also has a president., who is the head of state. The head of state is a separate office to the head of government. The president of Ireland is currently Mary McAleese.
The title "First Minister" is used in Northern Ireland. This office is current held (4th February 2010) by Peter Robinson, with the Deputy First Minister being Martin McGuinness. In the Republic of Ireland the head of government is known as the Taoiseach. The current Taoiseach is Brian Cowen.
Brian Faulkner was the head of government and Queen Elizabeth II was the head of state.
She is not important to Ireland. Ireland has no monarchy, so the the queen is not important to Ireland. Ireland is an independent country with its own head of state. Ireland is a republic and has a president as head of state.
Taoiseach is the official title used for the head of a government in the Republic of Ireland. It comes from an old Irish word meaning leader. The term was adopted as the official title for the head of government in 1937, through the Irish constitution that was came into operation in December 1937. The current Taoiseach is Brian Cowen, who has been Taoiseach since May 2008.
The head of state of the Republic of Ireland is President Michael D. Higgins. The head of state of Northern Ireland is Queen Elizabeth II.
Ireland has a President as the head of state.