The Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (with special responsibility for European Affairs) is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Ireland with special responsibility for European Affairs. The Minister works together with the senior Minister in this department. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
The current incumbent is Lucinda Creighton, TD, who took up the post in March 2011.[1]
| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gay Mitchell | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | |
| Office abolished | |||||
| 2. | Dick Roche (1st time) | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 3. | Noel Treacy | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | |
| Dick Roche (2nd time) | 20 June 2007 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 4. | Lucinda Creighton | 10 March 2011 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | |