The Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State:[1]
- Seán Fleming, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for International development and the diaspora; and
- Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for European Affairs.
List of parliamentary secretaries edit
Department of External Affairs 1933–1943 edit | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Little | 1 March 1933 | 27 September 1939 | Fianna Fáil | 7th EC • 8th EC • 1st • 2nd | |
| Paddy Smith | 27 September 1939 | 1 July 1943 | Fianna Fáil | 2nd | |
Department of Foreign Affairs 1977–1978 edit | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
| David Andrews | 5 July 1977 | 1 January 1978 | Fianna Fáil | 15th | |
List of ministers of state edit
Department of Foreign Affairs 1978–2011 edit | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Andrews | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979 | Fianna Fáil | 15th | ||
| Jim O'Keeffe | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | Overseas development | 17th[2] | |
| 16 December 1982 | 13 February 1986 | 19th[3] | ||||
| George Birmingham | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | European Affairs and Development Co-operation | ||
| Seán Calleary | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | Overseas Aid | 20th[4] | |
| 19 July 1989 | 11 February 1992 | 21st[5] | ||||
| Brendan Daly | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | 22nd[6] | ||
| Tom Kitt | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | European Affairs and Overseas development assistance | 23rd[7] | |
| Joan Burton | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Labour | Overseas development assistance | 24th[8] | |
| Gay Mitchell | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | European Affairs | ||
| Liz O'Donnell | 1 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Progressive Democrats | Overseas development assistance and Human rights | 25th[9] | |
| Dick Roche | 6 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | European Affairs | 26th[10][11] | |
| Tom Kitt | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | Overseas development and Human rights | ||
| Conor Lenihan | 5 October 2004 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Overseas development | ||
| Noel Treacy | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | European Affairs | ||
| Michael Kitt | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Overseas development | 27th[12] | |
| Dick Roche | 14 June 2007 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | European Affairs | 27th • 28th | |
| Peter Power | 13 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Overseas development | 28th[13] | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2011–2020 edit | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Jan O'Sullivan | 10 March 2011 | 20 December 2011 | Labour | Trade and Development | 29th[14][15] | |
| Lucinda Creighton | 10 March 2011 | 11 July 2013 | Fine Gael | European Affairs | ||
| Joe Costello | 20 December 2011 | 15 July 2014 | Labour | Trade and Development | ||
| Paschal Donohoe | 12 July 2013 | 11 July 2014 | Fine Gael | European Affairs | ||
| Seán Sherlock | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Labour | Overseas development aid, Trade promotion and North–South co-operation | ||
| Jimmy Deenihan | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Fine Gael | Diaspora | ||
| Dara Murphy | 15 July 2014 | 20 June 2017 | Fine Gael | European Affairs | 29th • 30th | |
| Joe McHugh | 19 May 2016 | 16 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Diaspora and Overseas development aid | 30th[16] | |
| Ciarán Cannon | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Diaspora and International development | 31st[17] | |
| Helen McEntee | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | European Affairs | ||
Department of Foreign Affairs 2020–present edit | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Colm Brophy | 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | Fine Gael | Overseas development aid and the Diaspora | 32nd[18] | |
| Thomas Byrne | 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | Fianna Fáil | European Affairs | ||
| Peter Burke | 21 December 2022 | 9 April 2024 | Fine Gael | European Affairs | 33rd | |
| Seán Fleming | 21 December 2022 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | International development and the Diaspora | 33rd[19] • 34th | |
| Jennifer Carroll MacNeill | 9 April 2024 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | European Affairs | 34th | |
References edit
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- ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (25th Dáil) – Tuesday, 24 March 1987". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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