Ministers of State of the 25th Dáil

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On March 10, 1987 the 20th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Fianna Fáil minority government was lead by An Taoiseach, Charles J. Haughey.

On that day Haughey announced to Dáil Éireann that the Government would appoint Vincent Brady, TD to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip. Also on the same day several other TDs were appointed Ministers of State to the Government. On March 12, 1987, the Taoiseach announced that the Government had appointed the other Ministers of State.

1 Ministers of State - March 12, 1987 - July 12, 1989
2 See also

[edit] Ministers of State - March 12, 1987 - July 12, 1989


NAME	OFFICE

Vincent Brady	Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach
	Minister of State at the Department of Defence

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (with special responsibility for EEC matters and Government policy)
Noel Treacy	Minister of State at the Department of Finance
Michael Smith	Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Fisheries & Forestry
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher	Minister of State at the Department of the Marine
Denis Lyons	Minister of State at the Department of the Marine
Joe Walsh	Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture & Food
Séamus Kirk	Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture & Food
Séamus Brennan	Minister of State at the Department of Industry & Commerce
Seán McCarthy	Minister of State at the Department of Industry & Commerce
Denis Gallagher	Minister of State at the Department of the Gaeltacht
Ger Connolly	Minister of State at the Department of the Environment
Seán Calleary	Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs
Terry Leyden	Minister of State at the Department of Health
Frank Fahey	Minister of State at the Department of Education

[edit] Changes - March 31, 1987

The following changes take place among the Ministers of State:


NAME	OFFICE

Michael Smith	Minister of State at the Department of Energy (with special responsibility for Science & Technology)
Denis Lyons	Minister of State at the Department of Tourism & Transport

[edit] Changes - June 30, 1988

A new position is created:


NAME	OFFICE

Noel Treacy	Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (with special responsibility for Heritage Affairs)

[edit] Changes - November 25, 1988

Following the appointment of Michael Smith as Minister for Energy on the previous day, Liam Aylward takes over as Minister of State at the Department of Energy.