The Minister of State for European Affairs is a junior ministerial post at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Ireland with special responsibility for European Affairs. The Minister works with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
The current officeholder is Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD, who was appointed in April 2024.
List of ministers of state
edit| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Birmingham[1] | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | 19th | |
| Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 12 March 1987 | 15 November 1991 | Fianna Fáil | 20th • 21st | |
| Michael P. Kitt[2] | 15 November 1991 | 11 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | 22nd | |
| Tom Kitt[3][4] | 13 February 1992 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | 23rd | |
| Gay Mitchell | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | 24th | |
| Dick Roche | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | 26th | |
| Noel Treacy | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | 26th | |
| Dick Roche | 20 June 2007 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | 27th • 28th | |
| Lucinda Creighton | 10 March 2011 | 11 July 2013 | Fine Gael | 29th | |
| Paschal Donohoe | 12 July 2013 | 11 July 2014 | Fine Gael | 29th | |
| Dara Murphy | 15 July 2014 | 20 June 2017 | Fine Gael | 29th • 30th | |
| Helen McEntee | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | 31st | |
| Thomas Byrne | 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | Fianna Fáil | 32nd[5] | |
| Peter Burke | 21 December 2022 | 9 April 2024 | Fine Gael | 33rd[6] | |
| Jennifer Carroll MacNeill | 9 April 2024 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | 34th | |
See also
edit- Minister for European Affairs – a similar position in other governments.
References
edit- ^ "Ministerial Assignments and Titles: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (24th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 13 February 1986. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Ministers of State: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 15 November 1991. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Members of Government and Ministers of State: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 13 February 1992. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 10 February 1993. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 19 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.
- ^ "Minister of State appointments". gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.