Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs

In Ireland the Minister of State who had special responsibility for Overseas Development was officially styled Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (with special responsibility for Overseas Development), and held a junior ministerial post in the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Ireland .

The Minister worked together with the senior Minister in this department and had special responsibility for all overseas aid affairs. The Minister of State did 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 position was abolished in March 2011 and responsibilities taken over by the Minister of State for Trade and Development.

Minister of State for Overseas Development 1993–2011

No.	Name	Term of office		Party
1.	Tom Kitt (1st time)	14 January 1993	15 December 1994	style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Fianna Fáil
2.	Joan Burton	20 December 1994	26 June 1997	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" |	Labour Party
3.	Liz O'Donnell	8 July 1997	6 June 2002	style="background-color: Template:Progressive Democrats/meta/color" |	Progressive Democrats
	Tom Kitt (2nd time)	19 June 2002	29 September 2004	style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Fianna Fáil
4.	Conor Lenihan	29 September 2004	20 June 2007	style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Fianna Fáil
5.	Michael Kitt	20 June 2007	13 May 2008	style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Fianna Fáil
6.	Peter Power	13 May 2008	9 March 2011	style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |	Fianna Fáil