Ministers of State of the 27th Dáil
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On January 12, 1993 the 23rd Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The Fianna Fáil–Labour Party government was led by An Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds.
On that day Reynolds announced to Dáil Éireann that the Government would appoint Deputy Noel Dempsey to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip. On January 14, 1993, the Taoiseach announced that the Government had appointed the other Ministers of State.
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[edit] Ministers of State of the 23rd Government (January 14, 1993–December 15, 1994)
| Name | Office | |
|---|---|---|
| Noel Dempsey | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | ||
| Minister of State at the Department of Finance (with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works) | ||
| Tom Kitt | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs | ||
| Noel Treacy | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Finance | ||
| Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Energy & Communications | ||
| Mary O'Rourke | Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise and Employment | |
| Séamus Brennan | Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise and Employment | |
| Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht | |
| Eithne FitzGerald | Minister of State at the Department of Finance | |
| Liam Aylward | Minister of State at the Department of Education | |
| Liam Hyland | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry | |
| Brian O'Shea | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry | |
| Willie O'Dea | Minister of State at the Department of Justice | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Health | ||
| John Browne | Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | |
| Emmet Stagg | Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | |
| Gerry O'Sullivan | Minister of State at the Department of the Marine | |
| Joan Burton | Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare | |
[edit] Change of Government
On December 15, 1994 the 24th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. It was the first time in Irish history that a government had changed without the need for a general election. The new Fine Gael–Labour Party–Democratic Left government was led by An Taoiseach, John Bruton.
On that day Bruton announced to Dáil Éireann that the Government would appoint Seán Barrett, 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 Pat Rabbitte, TD was appointed to the position of Minister of State to the Government. On December 20, 1994, the Taoiseach announced that the Government had appointed the other Ministers of State.
[edit] Ministers of State of the 24th Government (December 20, 1994–June 26, 1997)
| Name | Office | |
|---|---|---|
| Seán Barrett | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | ||
| Pat Rabbitte | Minister of State to the Government | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise and Employment | ||
| Emmet Stagg | Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications | |
| Brian O'Shea | Minister of State at the Department of Health | |
| Eithne FitzGerald | Minister of State at the Office of the Tánaiste | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise and Employment | ||
| Joan Burton | Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs | |
| Toddy O'Sullivan | Minister of State at the Department of Tourism and Trade | |
| Gay Mitchell | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs | ||
| Bernard Allen | Minister of State at the Department of Education | |
| Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | ||
| Bernard Durkan | Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare | |
| Jimmy Deenihan | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry | |
| Phil Hogan | Minister of State at the Department of Finance | |
| Austin Currie | Minister of State at the Department of Health | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Education | ||
| Minister of State at the Department of Justice | ||
| Eamon Gilmore | Minister of State at the Department of the Marine | |
| Liz McManus | Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | |
[edit] Changes January 27, 1995
Following the enactment of the "Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1995" the following Teachtaí Dála were appointed Ministers of State:
| Name | Office | |
|---|---|---|
| Avril Doyle | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Finance | ||
| Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications | ||
| Donal Carey | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht | ||
[edit] Changes February 10, 1995
Following the resignation of Phil Hogan as Minister of State at the Department of Finance he was replaced by Jim Higgins.
[edit] Changes May 24, 1995
Following the appointment of Seán Barrett as Minister for Defence & the Marine the following changes took place among the Ministers of State:
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Ministers of State of the 26th Dáil |
Ministers of State 1993–1997 |
Succeeded by Ministers of State of the 28th Dáil |
