Ministers of State of the 29th Dáil
On 6 June 2002 the 26th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats coalition was led by the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
On that day Ahern announced to the Dáil that the Government had appointed Mary Hanafin, TD to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip, and for the Information Society. Dick Roche, TD was appointed on the same date to the position of Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs, with special responsibility for European Affairs. On 18 June 2002, the Taoiseach announced that the Government had appointed with effect from 19 June the other 15 Ministers of State and that the Government had also appointed Mary Hanafin to be Minister of State at the Department of Defence.[1]
Ministers of State (19 June 2002 – 14 June 2007)
| Name | Office | Department(s) | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Hanafin | Government Chief Whip | Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | Defence | |||
| Dick Roche | Minister of State for European Affairs | Foreign Affairs | Fianna Fáil | |
| Minister of State | Taoiseach | |||
| Tom Kitt | Minister of State for Overseas Development and Human Rights | Foreign Affairs | Fianna Fáil | |
| Síle de Valera | Minister of State for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage | Education and Science | Fianna Fáil | |
| Jim McDaid | Minister of State for Road Traffic and Road Haulage | Transport | Fianna Fáil | |
| Frank Fahey | Minister of State for Labour Affairs | Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Fianna Fáil | |
| Noel Treacy | Minister of State for Food and Horticulture | Agriculture and Food | Fianna Fáil | |
| Willie O'Dea | Minister of State for Equality and Disability Issues | Justice, Equality and Law Reform | Fianna Fáil | |
| Pat the Cope Gallagher | Minister of State for Environmental Protection | Environment, Heritage and Local Government | Fianna Fáil | |
| Liam Aylward | Minister of State for Animal Health and Welfare; and Customer Service | Agriculture and Food | Fianna Fáil | |
| John Browne | Minister of State for the Marine | Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | Fianna Fáil | |
| Michael Ahern | Minister of State for Trade and Commerce | Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Fianna Fáil | |
| Ivor Callely | Minister of State for Older People | Health and Children | Fianna Fáil | |
| Noel Ahern | Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal | Environment, Heritage and Local Government | Fianna Fáil | |
| Minister of State for Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs | Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs | |||
| Brian Lenihan | Minister of State for Children | Health and Children | Fianna Fáil | |
| Minister of State | Justice, Equality and Law Reform | |||
| Minister of State | Education and Science | |||
| Tim O'Malley | Minister of State for Mental Health Services and Food Safety | Health and Children | Progressive Democrats | |
| Tom Parlon | Minister of State for the Office of Public Works | Finance | Progressive Democrats | |
| Name | Office | Department(s) | Party | |
| Tom Kitt | Government Chief Whip | Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | Defence | |||
| Frank Fahey | Minister of State for Equality and Disability Issues | Justice, Equality and Law Reform | Fianna Fáil | |
| Noel Treacy | Minister of State for European Affairs | Foreign Affairs | Fianna Fáil | |
| Minister of State | Taoiseach | |||
| Pat the Cope Gallagher | Minister of State for the Marine | Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | Fianna Fáil | |
| John Browne | Minister of State for Forestry | Agriculture and Food | Fianna Fáil | |
| Ivor Callely | Minister of State for Traffic Management, Road Haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority | Transport | Fianna Fáil | |
| Seán Power | Minister of State for Health Promotion | Health and Children | Fianna Fáil | |
| Batt O'Keeffe | Minister of State for Environmental Protection | Environment, Heritage and Local Government | Fianna Fáil | |
| Tony Killeen | Minister of State for Labour Affairs | Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Fianna Fáil | |
| Brendan Smith | Minister of State for Food and Horticulture | Agriculture and Food | Fianna Fáil | |
| Conor Lenihan | Minister of State for Overseas Development and Human Rights | Foreign Affairs | Fianna Fáil | |
Changes 14 February 2006Changes following the resignation of Ivor Callely on 8 December 2005. | ||||
| Name | Office | Department(s) | Party | |
| Mary Wallace | Minister of State for Forestry | Agriculture and Food | Fianna Fáil | |
| John Browne | Minister of State for the Marine | Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | Fianna Fáil | |
| Pat the Cope Gallagher | Minister of State for Traffic Management, Road Haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority | Transport | Fianna Fáil | |
Changes 12 December 2006Changes following the resignation of Síle de Valera on 8 December 2006. | ||||
| Name | Office | Department(s) | Party | |
| Seán Haughey | Minister of State for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage | Education and Science | Fianna Fáil | |
See also
References
- ↑ "History of Government – Twenty-Ninth Dáil – Ministers of State". Department of the Taoiseach. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
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