Ministers of State of the 22nd Dáil

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On 30 June 1981 the 17th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Fine Gael–Labour Party government was led by An Taoiseach, Garret FitzGerald.

On that day FitzGerald announced to the Dáil that the Government had appointed 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 (30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982)

Name		Office	Party
	Gerry L'Estrange	Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Govt. Chief Whip)	Fine Gael
		Minister of State at the Department of Defence
	Michael Begley	Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Commerce & Tourism	Fine Gael
	Joseph Bermingham	Minister of State at the Department of Finance	Labour Party
	Edward Collins	Minister of State at the Department of Energy	Fine Gael
	Donal Creed	Minister of State at the Department of Health	Fine Gael
	Mary Flaherty	Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare	Fine Gael
	Michael D'Arcy	Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture	Fine Gael
	Barry Desmond	Minister of State at the Department of Finance	Labour Party
	Michael Keating	Minister of State at the Department of Education	Fine Gael
	Ted Nealon	Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture	Fine Gael
	Fergus O'Brien	Minister of State at the Department of the Environment	Fine Gael
	Jim O'Keeffe	Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs	Fine Gael
	Dick Spring	Minister of State at the Department of Justice	Labour Party
	Paddy Harte	Minister of State at the Department of Posts & Telegraphs	Fine Gael
[edit] Changes 11 November 1981
Name		Office	Party
	Fergus O'Brien	Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Govt. Chief Whip)	Fine Gael
		Minister of State at the Department of Defence
	Donal Creed	Minister of State at the Department of the Environment	Fine Gael
	Gerry L'Estrange	Minister of State at the Department of Health	Fine Gael

[edit] See also

• Minister of State
• Members of the 22nd Dáil
• Government of the 22nd Dáil

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