Minister of State (with special responsibility for Overseas Development)
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In Ireland the Minister of State who has special responsibility for Overseas Development is officially styled Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (with special responsibility for Overseas Development), and holds a junior ministerial post in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs. The Minister works together with the senior Minister in this department and has special responsibility for all overseas aid affairs. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank. Until 2007 the post was titled Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (with special responsibility for Overseas Development and Human Rights).
The current incumbent is Peter Power, TD, who took up the post in May 2008.
[edit] Minister of State for Overseas Development 1993–present
| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom Kitt (1st time) | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2. | Joan Burton | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Labour Party | |
| 3. | Liz O'Donnell | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Progressive Democrats | |
| Tom Kitt (2nd time) | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 4. | Conor Lenihan | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 5. | Michael Kitt | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 6. | Peter Power | 13 May 2008 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | |
