Minister of State at the Department of Defence
The Minister of State at the Department of Defence (Template:Lang-ga) is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Defence of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the Minister for Defence. Although the position has often been held jointly with that of the post of Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with responsibility as Government Chief Whip, which entitles the office-holder to regularly attend meetings of cabinet, the position of Minister of State does not istelf hold cabinet rank. The title was first used on 1 January 1978, replacing the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence.
The current Minister of State is Jack Chambers, TD, who was appointed in July 2020.[1][2] Chambers is also Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
List of Parliamentary Secretaries to the Minister for Defence 1924–1978
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Nicolls[3] | 15 January 1925 | 23 May 1927
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Cumann na nGaedheal | 2nd EC | |
| Eamonn Duggan | 24 June 1927 | 9 March 1932
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Cumann na nGaedheal | 3rd EC • 4th EC • 5th EC | |
| Gerald Boland | 9 March 1932 | 7 February 1933
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Fianna Fáil | 6th EC | |
| Seán O'Grady[4] | 8 February 1933 | 3 June 1936
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Fianna Fáil | 7th EC | |
| Oscar Traynor[4] | 3 June 1936 | 10 November 1936
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Fianna Fáil | 7th EC | |
| Seán O'Grady[4] | 11 November 1936 | 8 September 1939
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Fianna Fáil | 7th EC • 1st • 2nd | |
| Seán Moylan | 8 September 1939 | 2 July 1943
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Fianna Fáil | 2nd | |
| Eamonn Kissane | 2 July 1943 | 18 February 1948
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Fianna Fáil | 3rd • 4th | |
| Brendan Corish[5] | 18 February 1948 | 7 May 1951
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Labour | 5th | |
| Donnchadh Ó Briain | 13 June 1951 | 24 April 1954
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Fianna Fáil | 6th | |
| Denis J. O'Sullivan | 2 June 1954 | 12 February 1957
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Fine Gael | 7th | |
| Donnchadh Ó Briain | 20 March 1957 | 11 October 1961
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Fianna Fáil | 8th • 9th | |
| Joseph Brennan | 11 October 1961 | 18 March 1965
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Fianna Fáil | 10th | |
| Michael Carty | 21 April 1965 | 22 May 1969
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Fianna Fáil | 11th • 12th | |
| Desmond O'Malley | 2 July 1969 | 7 May 1970
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Fianna Fáil | 13th | |
| David Andrews | 8 May 1970 | 5 February 1973
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Fianna Fáil | 13th | |
| John M. Kelly | 14 March 1973 | 19 May 1977
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Fine Gael | 14th | |
| Patrick Lalor | 5 July 1977 | 1 January 1978
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Fianna Fáil | 15th | |
List of Ministers of State at the Department of Defence 1978–present
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Lalor | 1 January 1978 | 1 July 1979
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Fianna Fáil | 15th | |
| Michael Woods | 1 July 1979 | 11 December 1979
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Fianna Fáil | 15th | |
| Seán Moore | 13 December 1979 | 30 June 1981
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Fianna Fáil | 16th | |
| Gerry L'Estrange | 30 June 1981 | 11 November 1981
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Fine Gael | 17th | |
| Fergus O'Brien | 11 November 1981 | 9 March 1982
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Fine Gael | 17th | |
| Bertie Ahern | 9 March 1982 | 14 December 1982
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Fianna Fáil | 18th | |
| Seán Barrett | 14 December 1982 | 13 February 1986
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Fine Gael | 19th | |
| Fergus O'Brien | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987
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Fine Gael | 19th | |
| Vincent Brady | 10 March 1987 | 14 November 1991
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Fianna Fáil | 20th • 21st | |
| Dermot Ahern | 15 November 1991 | 11 February 1992
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Fianna Fáil | 21st | |
| Noel Dempsey | 11 February 1992 | 15 December 1994
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Fianna Fáil | 22nd • 23rd | |
| Seán Barrett | 15 December 1994 | 23 May 1995
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Fine Gael | 24th | |
| Jim Higgins | 24 May 1995 | 26 June 1997
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Fine Gael | 24th | |
| Séamus Brennan | 26 June 1997 | 6 June 2002
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Fianna Fáil | 25th | |
| Mary Hanafin | 6 June 2002 | 29 September 2004
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Fianna Fáil | 26th | |
| Tom Kitt | 29 September 2004 | 7 May 2008
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Fianna Fáil | 26th • 27th | |
| Pat Carey | 7 May 2008 | 23 March 2010
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Fianna Fáil | 28th | |
| John Curran | 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011
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Fianna Fáil | 28th | |
| Paul Kehoe | 9 March 2011 | 27 June 2020
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Fine Gael | 29th • 30th • 31st | |
| Jack Chambers | 15 July 2020 | Incumbent
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Fianna Fáil | 32nd | |
References
- ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, retrieved 30 December 2020
- ^ "Oireachtas (Allowances) (Members and Holders of Parliamentary and Certain Ministerial Offices) Order 2020". Irish Statute Book. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Fourth Dáil". Government of Ireland. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Eighth Dáil". Government of Ireland. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Thirteenth Dáil". Government of Ireland. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.