Ministers of State of the 22nd Dáil
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On June 30, 1981 the 17th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Fine Gael-Labour Party government was lead by An Taoiseach, Garret FitzGerald.
On that day FitzGerald announced to Dáil Éireann that the Government would appoint Gerry L'Estrange, TD to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip. On the same day the Taoiseach announced that the Government had appointed the other Ministers of State.
[edit] Ministers of State - June 30, 1981-March 9, 1982
| NAME | OFFICE | |
| Gerry L'Estrange | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Chief Whip) | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | ||
| Michael Begley | Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism | |
| Joseph Bermingham | Minister of State at the Department of Finance | |
| Edward Collins | Minister of State at the Department of Energy | |
| Donal Creed | Minister of State at the Department of Health | |
| Mary Flaherty | Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare | |
| Michael D'Arcy | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture | |
| Barry Desmond | Minister of State at the Department of Finance | |
| Michael Keating | Minister of State at the Department of Education | |
| Ted Nealon | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture | |
| Fergus O'Brien | Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | |
| Jim O'Keeffe | Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs | |
| Dick Spring | Minister of State at the Department of Justice | |
| Pat Harte | Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs | |
[edit] Changes - November 11, 1981
The following changes take place among the Ministers of State:
| NAME | OFFICE | |
| Fergus O'Brien | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Govt. Chief Whip) | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | ||
| Donal Creed | Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | |
| Gerry L'Estrange | Minister of State at the Department of Health | |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by: Ministers of State of the 21st Dáil |
Ministers of State 1981-1982 |
Succeeded by: Ministers of State of the 23rd Dáil |
