Ministers of State of the 25th Dáil

On 10 March 1987, the 20th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Fianna Fáil minority government was led by the Taoiseach Charles Haughey.

On that day Haughey announced to the Dáil that the Government had appointed Vincent Brady, TD to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip. Also on the same day several other TDs were appointed Ministers of State to the Government. On 12 March 1987, the Taoiseach announced that the Government had appointed the other Ministers of State.

Ministers of State (12 March 1987 – 12 July 1989)

Name		Office
rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Vincent Brady	Government Chief Whip
Minister of State at the Department of Defence
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (with special responsibility for EEC matters and Government policy)
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Noel Treacy	Minister of State at the Department of Finance
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Michael Smith	Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Pat the Cope Gallagher	Minister of State at the Department of the Marine
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Denis Lyons	Minister of State at the Department of the Marine
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Joe Walsh	Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Séamus Kirk	Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Séamus Brennan	Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Seán McCarthy	Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Denis Gallagher	Minister of State at the Department of the Gaeltacht
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Ger Connolly	Minister of State at the Department of the Environment
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Seán Calleary	Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Terry Leyden	Minister of State at the Department of Health
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Frank Fahey	Minister of State at the Department of Education
Changes 31 March 1987
Name		Office
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Michael Smith	Minister of State at the Department of Energy (with special responsibility for Science and Technology)
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Denis Lyons	Minister of State at the Department of Tourism and Transport
Changes 30 June 1988 A new position was created.
Name		Office
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Noel Treacy	Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (with special responsibility for Heritage Affairs)
Changes 25 November 1988 Liam Aylward took over as Minister of State at the Department of Energy, following the appointment of Michael Smith as Minister for Energy on the previous day.

See also

• Minister of State
• Members of the 25th Dáil
• Government of the 25th Dáil