Minister of State at the Department of Finance
The Minister of State at the Department of Finance is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Finance of the Government of Ireland. 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 1 January 1978, replacing the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance.
The current incumbent is Simon Harris, TD, who took office in July 2014.[1]
List of office-holders
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John M. O'Sullivan | 1 December 1924 | 27 January 1926 | Cumann na nGaedheal | |
| 2. | Eamonn Duggan | 10 May 1926 | 23 May 1927 | Cumann na nGaedheal | |
| 3. | Séamus Burke | 24 June 1927 | 9 March 1932 | Cumann na nGaedheal | |
| 4. | Hugo Flinn | 10 March 1932 | 28 January 1943 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 5. | Seán Moylan | 10 February 1943 | 26 June 1943 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 6. | Paddy Smith | 2 July 1943 | 31 December 1947 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 7. | Seán O'Grady | 1 January 1947 | 18 February 1948 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 8. | Michael Donnellan (1st time) | 18 February 1948 | 13 June 1951 | Clann na Talmhan | |
| 9. | Patrick Beegan (1st time) | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Fianna Fáil | |
| Michael Donnellan (2nd time) | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | Clann na Talmhan | ||
| Patrick Beegan (2nd time) | 20 March 1957 | 24 February 1958 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 10. | Gerald Bartley | 24 February 1958 | 23 July 1959 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 11. | Joseph Brennan | 27 July 1959 | 15 September 1961 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 12. | Donogh O'Malley | 11 October 1961 | 21 April 1965 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 13. | Jim Gibbons | 21 April 1965 | 2 July 1969 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 14. | Noel Lemass, Jnr | 2 July 1969 | 14 March 1973 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 15. | Henry Kenny | 14 March 1973 | 30 September 1975 | Fine Gael | |
| 16. | Michael Begley | 30 September 1975 | 25 May 1977 | Fine Gael | |
| 17. | Pearse Wyse | 5 July 1977 | 1 January 1978 | Fianna Fáil | |
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 1. | Pearse Wyse | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2. | Tom McEllistrim | 13 December 1979 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 3. | Joseph Bermingham (1st time) | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Labour Party | |
| 4. | Sylvester Barrett | 23 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | |
| Joseph Bermingham (2nd time) | 16 December 1982 | 2 February 1986 | Labour Party | ||
| 5. | Avril Doyle | 2 February 1986 | 21 January 1987 | Fine Gael | |
| 6. | Noel Treacy (1st time) | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 7. | Brendan Daly | 19 July 1989 | 6 February 1991 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 8. | Vincent Brady | 6 February 1991 | 15 November 1991 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 9. | John O'Donoghue | 15 November 1991 | 13 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | |
| Noel Treacy (2nd time) | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 10. | Noel Dempsey | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 11. | Hugh Coveney (1st time) | 20 December 1994 | 10 February 1995 | Fine Gael | |
| 12. | Jim Higgins | 10 February 1995 | 24 May 1995 | Fine Gael | |
| Hugh Coveney (2nd time) | 24 May 1995 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | ||
| 13. | Martin Cullen | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 14. | Tom Parlon | 19 June 2002 | 20 June 2007 | Progressive Democrats | |
| 14. | Noel Ahern | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 15. | Martin Mansergh | 13 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 15. | Brian Hayes | 10 March 2011 | 23 May 2014 | Fine Gael | |
| 16. | Simon Harris | 15 July 2014 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Simon Harris among new Ministers of State". RTÉ News. 15 July 2014.