Minister of State at the Department of Education
(Redirected from Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education)
The Minister of State at the Department of Education is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Education of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the Minister for Education. A minister of state does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State:
- Thomas Byrne, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for Sport and physical education[1]
- Hildegarde Naughton, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for Special education and inclusion
List of parliamentary secretaries
editDepartment of Education 1969–1978edit | |||||
Name | Term of Office | Party | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Lindsay | 2 July 1956 | 24 October 1956 | Fine Gael | 7th | |
Bobby Molloy | 2 July 1969 | 9 May 1970 | Fianna Fáil | 13th | |
Michael O'Kennedy | 9 May 1970 | 3 January 1973 | Fianna Fáil | ||
Jim Tunney | 3 January 1973 | 5 February 1973 | Fianna Fáil | ||
John Bruton | 14 March 1973 | 25 May 1977 | Fine Gael | 14th | |
Jim Tunney | 5 July 1977 | 1 January 1978 | Fianna Fáil | 15th |
List of ministers of state
editDepartment of Education 1978–1997edit | ||||||
Name | Term of Office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Tunney | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979 | Fianna Fáil | 15th | ||
12 December 1979 | 30 June 1981 | 16th | ||||
Michael Keating | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | Youth and Sport | 17th | |
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 9 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | Youth and Sport | 18th | |
Donal Creed | 16 December 1982 | 18 February 1986 | Fine Gael | School Buildings and Sport | 19th | |
George Birmingham | 15 December 1983 | 13 February 1986 | Fine Gael | Youth Affairs | ||
Seán Barrett | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Sport | ||
Enda Kenny | 18 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Youth Affairs | ||
Frank Fahey | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | Youth and Sport | 20th | |
19 July 1989 | 11 February 1992 | 21st | ||||
Liam Aylward | 13 February 1992 | 14 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | Youth and Sport | 22nd | |
14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | 23rd | ||||
Bernard Allen | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | School Buildings and Sport | 24th | |
Austin Currie | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | Children | ||
Department of Education and Science 1997–2010edit | ||||||
Name | Term of Office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Michael Smith | 1 July 1997 | 9 October 1997 | Fianna Fáil | Science and Technology | 25th | |
Willie O'Dea | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Adult Education, Youth Affairs and School Transport | ||
Noel Treacy | 9 October 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Science and Technology | ||
Frank Fahey | 21 January 1998 | 1 February 2000 | Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
Mary Hanafin | 1 February 2000 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
Síle de Valera | 19 June 2002 | 8 December 2006 | Fianna Fáil | Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage | 26th | |
Brian Lenihan | 19 June 2002 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
Seán Haughey | 12 December 2006 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage | ||
20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Lifelong Learning, Youth Work and School Transport | 27th | |||
13 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | 28th | ||||
Conor Lenihan | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Integration Policy | 27th | |
13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | 28th | ||||
22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources | ||||
Michael Ahern | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Innovation Policy | 27th | |
Jimmy Devins | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Disability Issues and Mental Health | ||
13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | Science, Technology and Innovation | 28th | |||
John Moloney | 13 May 2008 | 23 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health | ||
23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Disability Issues and Mental Health | ||||
John Curran | 22 April 2009 | 23 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | Integration and Community | ||
Department of Education and Skills 2010–2020edit | ||||||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Mary White | 23 March 2010 | 23 January 2011 | Green | Equality and Human Rights; and Integration | 28th | |
Seán Sherlock | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | Labour | Research and Innovation | 29th | |
Ciarán Cannon | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | Fine Gael | Training and Skills | ||
Damien English | 15 July 2014 | 19 May 2016 | Fine Gael | Skills, Research and Innovation | ||
John Halligan | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Independent | Training and Skills | 30th | |
14 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | 31st | ||||
Mary Mitchell O'Connor | 14 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Higher Education | ||
Department of Education 2020–presentedit | ||||||
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
Josepha Madigan | 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | Fine Gael | Special education and inclusion | 32nd[2][3] | |
21 December 2022 | 22 March 2024 | 33rd[4][5] | ||||
Thomas Byrne | 21 December 2022 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | Sport and physical education | 33rd • 34th | |
Hildegarde Naughton | 10 April 2024 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | Special education and inclusion | 34th |
References
edit- ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State". Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2020 (57): 820–821. 17 June 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Carroll MacNeill and O'Donnell promoted to junior ministers". RTÉ News. 21 December 2022. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2023 (2): 26–27. 6 January 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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