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 Haughey.

On that day Haughey announced to the Dáil 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
	Vincent Brady	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 took 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 was 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 took over as Minister of State at the Department of Energy.