Minister of State at the Department of Education
The Minister of State at the Department of Education is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Education of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the Minister for Education. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
The current Minister of State is Josepha Madigan, TD, who was appointed in July 2020.[1]
List of Parliamentary Secretaries
Department of Education 1969–1978 | |||||
| Name | Term of Office | Party | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Molloy | 2 July 1969 | 9 May 1970
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Fianna Fáil | 13th | |
| Michael O'Kennedy | 9 May 1970 | 3 January 1973
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Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jim Tunney | 3 January 1973 | 5 February 1973
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Fianna Fáil | ||
| John Bruton | 14 March 1973 | 16 December 1976
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Fine Gael | 14th | |
| Patrick J. Reynolds | 16 December 1976 | 25 May 1977
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Fine Gael | ||
| Jim Tunney | 5 July 1977 | 1 January 1978
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Fianna Fáil | 15th | |
List of Ministers of State
Department of Education 1978–1997 | ||||||
| Name | Term of Office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tunney | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979
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Fianna Fáil | 15th | ||
| 12 December 1979 | 30 June 1981 | 16th | ||||
| Michael Keating | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982
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Fine Gael | Youth and Sport | 17th | |
| Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 9 March 1982 | 14 December 1982
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Fianna Fáil | Youth and Sport | 18th | |
| Donal Creed | 16 December 1982 | 18 February 1986
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Fine Gael | School Buildings and Sport | 19th | |
| George Birmingham | 15 December 1983 | 13 February 1986
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Fine Gael | Youth Affairs | ||
| Seán Barrett | 15 December 1983 | 10 March 1987
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Fine Gael | |||
| Enda Kenny | 15 December 1983 | 10 March 1987
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Fine Gael | Youth Affairs | ||
| Frank Fahey | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989
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Fianna Fáil | Youth and Sport | 20th | |
| 19 July 1989 | 11 February 1992 | 21st | ||||
| Liam Aylward | 13 February 1992 | 14 January 1993
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Fianna Fáil | Youth and Sport | 22nd | |
| 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | 23rd | ||||
| Bernard Allen | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997
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Fine Gael | School Buildings and Sport | 24th | |
| Austin Currie | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997
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Fine Gael | Children | ||
Department of Education and Science 1997–2010 | ||||||
| Name | Term of Office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Michael Smith | 1 July 1997 | 9 October 1997
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Fianna Fáil | Science and Technology | 25th | |
| Willie O'Dea | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002
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Fianna Fáil | Adult Education, Youth Affairs and School Transport | ||
| Noel Treacy | 9 October 1997 | 6 June 2002
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Fianna Fáil | Science and Technology | ||
| Frank Fahey | 21 January 1998 | 1 February 2000
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Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
| Mary Hanafin | 1 February 2000 | 6 June 2002
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Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
| Síle de Valera | 19 June 2002 | 8 December 2006
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Fianna Fáil | Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage | 26th | |
| Brian Lenihan | 19 June 2002 | 14 June 2007
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Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
| Seán Haughey | 12 December 2006 | 14 June 2007
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Fianna Fáil | Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage | ||
| 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Lifelong Learning, Youth Work and School Transport | 27th | |||
| 13 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | 28th | ||||
| Conor Lenihan | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008
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Fianna Fáil | Integration Policy | 27th | |
| 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | 28th | ||||
| 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources | ||||
| Michael Ahern | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008
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Fianna Fáil | Innovation Policy | 27th | |
| Jimmy Devins | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008
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Fianna Fáil | Disability Issues and Mental Health | ||
| 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | Science, Technology and Innovation | 28th | |||
| John Moloney | 13 May 2008 | 23 March 2010
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Fianna Fáil | Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health | ||
| 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Disability Issues and Mental Health | ||||
| John Curran | 22 April 2009 | 23 March 2010
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Fianna Fáil | Integration and Community | ||
Department of Education and Skills 2010–2020 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Mary White | 23 March 2010 | 23 January 2011
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Green | Equality and Human Rights; and Integration | 28th | |
| Seán Sherlock | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014
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Labour | Research and Innovation | 29th | |
| Ciarán Cannon | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014
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Fine Gael | Training and Skills | ||
| Damien English | 15 July 2014 | 19 May 2016
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Fine Gael | Skills, Research and Innovation | ||
| John Halligan | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017
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Independent politicians in Ireland | Training and Skills | 30th | |
| 14 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | 31st | ||||
| Mary Mitchell O'Connor | 14 June 2017 | 27 June 2020
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Fine Gael | Higher Education | ||
Department of Education 2020–present | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Josepha Madigan | 1 July 2020 | Incumbent
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Fine Gael | Special Education and Inclusion | 32nd[2] | |
References
- ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State". Government of Ireland. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 2020". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 17 January 2021.