24th government of Ireland

24th government of Ireland
Government of Ireland
Date formed	15 December 1994
Date dissolved	26 June 1997
People and organisations
President	Mary Robinson
Taoiseach	John Bruton
Tánaiste	Dick Spring
Total no. of members	15
Member parties	Fine Gael Labour Party Democratic Left
Status in legislature	Coalition
Opposition party	Fianna Fáil
Opposition leader	Bertie Ahern
History
Legislature terms	27th Dáil 20th Seanad
Incoming formation	1994 Irish government crisis
Predecessor	23rd government
Successor	25th government

The 24th government of Ireland (15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997) was the government formed after the Labour Party had left its previous coalition with Fianna Fáil two years into the 27th Dáil. It was a coalition of Fine Gael, with leader John Bruton as Taoiseach, Labour, with Dick Spring as Tánaiste, and Democratic Left, led by Proinsias De Rossa, known as the Rainbow Coalition. It is the only time to date that a new government was formed within the same Dáil term composed of a different coalition of parties. The 24th government lasted 925 days.