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The Minister of State at the Department of Finance is a junior ministerial post in the Irish Department of Finance. The Minister works together with the Minister for Finance and has special responsibility for the Office of Public Works which oversees the preservation of government and historic buildings. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank. The position was created on January 1, 1978, replacing the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance.
The current incumbent is Tom Parlon, TD, who took up the post in 2002.
[edit] Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1924–1978
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Name |
Entered Office |
Left Office |
Party |
|
1. |
John M. O'Sullivan |
December 1, 1924 |
January 27, 1926 |
Cumann na nGaedhael |
|
2. |
Eamonn Duggan |
May 10, 1926 |
May 23, 1927 |
Cumann na nGaedhael |
|
3. |
Séamus Burke |
June 24, 1927 |
March 9, 1932 |
Cumann na nGaedhael |
|
4. |
Hugo Flinn |
March 10, 1932 |
January 28, 1943 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
5. |
Seán Moylan |
February 10, 1943 |
June 26, 1943 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
6. |
Paddy Smith |
July 2, 1943 |
December 31, 1947 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
7. |
Seán O'Grady |
January 1, 1947 |
February 18, 1948 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
8. |
Michael Donnellan (1st time) |
February 18, 1948 |
June 13, 1951 |
Clann na Talmhan |
|
9. |
Patrick Beegan (1st time) |
June 13, 1951 |
June 2, 1954 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
|
Michael Donnellan (2nd time) |
June 2, 1954 |
March 20, 1957 |
Clann na Talmhan |
|
|
Patrick Beegan (2nd time) |
March 20, 1957 |
February 24, 1958 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
10. |
Gerald Bartley |
February 24, 1958 |
July 23, 1959 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
11. |
Joseph Brennan |
July 27, 1959 |
September 15, 1961 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
12. |
Donagh O'Malley |
October 11, 1961 |
April 21, 1965 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
13. |
Jim Gibbons |
April 21, 1965 |
July 2, 1969 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
14. |
Noel Lemass, Jnr |
July 2, 1969 |
March 14, 1973 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
15. |
Henry Kenny |
March 14, 1973 |
September 30, 1975 |
Fine Gael |
|
16. |
Michael Begley |
September 30, 1975 |
May 25, 1977 |
Fine Gael |
|
17. |
Pearse Wyse |
July 5, 1977 |
January 1, 1978 |
Fianna Fáil |
[edit] Minister of State at the Department of Finance 1978–present
| # |
Name |
Entered Office |
Left Office |
Party |
|
1. |
Pearse Wyse |
January 1, 1978 |
December 11, 1979 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
2. |
Tom McEllistrim, Jnr |
December 13, 1979 |
June 30, 1981 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
3. |
Joseph Bermingham (1st time) |
June 30, 1981 |
March 9, 1982 |
Labour Party |
|
4. |
Sylvester Barrett |
March 23, 1982 |
December 14, 1982 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
|
Joseph Bermingham (2nd time) |
December 16, 1982 |
February 2, 1986 |
Labour Party |
|
5. |
Avril Doyle |
February 2, 1986 |
January 21, 1987 |
Fine Gael |
|
6. |
Noel Treacy (1st time) |
March 12, 1987 |
July 12, 1989 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
7. |
Brendan Daly |
July 19, 1989 |
February 6, 1991 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
8. |
Vincent Brady |
February 6, 1991 |
November 15, 1991 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
9. |
John O'Donoghue |
November 15, 1991 |
February 13, 1992 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
|
Noel Treacy (2nd time) |
February 13, 1992 |
January 12, 1993 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
10. |
Noel Dempsey |
January 14, 1993 |
December 15, 1994 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
11. |
Hugh Coveney (1st time) |
December 20, 1994 |
February 10, 1995 |
Fine Gael |
|
12. |
Jim Higgins |
February 10, 1995 |
May 24, 1995 |
Fine Gael |
|
|
Hugh Coveney (2nd time) |
May 24, 1995 |
June 26, 1997 |
Fine Gael |
|
13. |
Martin Cullen |
July 8, 1997 |
June 6, 2002 |
Fianna Fáil |
|
14. |
Tom Parlon |
June 19, 2002 |
Incumbent |
Progressive Democrats |
