Minister of State (with special responsibility for Food and Horticulture)
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The Minister of State, who has special responsibility for Food and Horticulture, is officially styled Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (with special responsibility for Food and Horticulture), and is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the Government of Ireland. The Minister works together with the senior Minister in this department and has special responsibility for all affairs in relation to food and horticulture. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
The current incumbent is Trevor Sargent, TD, who took up the post in June 2007.
[edit] Minister of State for Food and Horticulture 1993–present
| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left 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 | 20 June 2007 | Incumbent | Green Party | |
