13th Dáil
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||
| Term | 18 February 1948 – 2 May 1951 | ||||||||
| Election | 1948 general election | ||||||||
| Government | 5th government of Ireland | ||||||||
| Members | 147 | ||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy | ||||||||
| Taoiseach | John A. Costello | ||||||||
| Tánaiste | William Norton | ||||||||
| Chief Whip | Liam Cosgrave | ||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Éamon de Valera | ||||||||
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The 13th Dáil was elected at the 1948 general election on 4 February 1948 and first met on 18 February 1948. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 6th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 13th Dáil was dissolved by President Seán T. O'Kelly on 7 May 1951, at the request of the Taoiseach John A. Costello. The 13th Dáil lasted 3 years, 78 days.