Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety
The Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of the Government of Ireland. From 1993 to 2011, the office was titled Minister of State for Food and Horticulture.
The Minister works together with the senior Minister in this department and has special responsibility for all affairs in relation to food, horticulture and food safety. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brian O'Shea | 14 January 1993 | 19 November 1994 | Labour Party | |
| 2. | Jimmy Deenihan | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | |
| 3. | Ned O'Keeffe | 8 July 1997 | 17 February 2001 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 4. | Éamon Ó Cuív | 19 February 2001 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 5. | Noel Treacy | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 6. | Brendan Smith | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 7. | Trevor Sargent[1] | 20 June 2007 | 23 February 2010 | Green Party | |
| 8. | Ciarán Cuffe | 23 March 2010 | 23 January 2011 | Green Party | |
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 9. | Shane McEntee | 10 March 2011 | 21 December 2012 | Fine Gael | |
| 10. | Tom Hayes | 5 June 2013 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Sargent resigns as Minister of State". RTÉ News. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.