Minister of State at the Department of Finance
The Minister of State at the Department of Finance is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Finance of the Government of Ireland. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank. The position was created on 1 January 1978, replacing the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance.
The current incumbent is Seán Fleming, TD, who took office in July 2020.[1]
List of office-holders
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1924–1978 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John M. O'Sullivan | 1 December 1924 | 27 January 1926 | style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedheal/meta/color" | | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| 2 | Eamonn Duggan | 10 May 1926 | 23 May 1927 | style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedheal/meta/color" | | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| 3 | Séamus Burke | 24 June 1927 | 9 March 1932 | style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedheal/meta/color" | | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| 4 | Hugo Flinn | 10 March 1932 | 28 January 1943 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 5 | Seán Moylan | 10 February 1943 | 26 June 1943 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 6 | Paddy Smith | 2 July 1943 | 31 December 1947 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 7 | Seán O'Grady | 1 January 1947 | 18 February 1948 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 8 | Michael Donnellan (1st time) | 18 February 1948 | 13 June 1951 | style="background-color: Template:Clann na Talmhan/meta/color" | | Clann na Talmhan |
| 9 | Patrick Beegan (1st time) | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| Michael Donnellan (2nd time) | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | style="background-color: Template:Clann na Talmhan/meta/color" | | Clann na Talmhan | |
| Patrick Beegan (2nd time) | 20 March 1957 | 24 February 1958 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 10 | Gerald Bartley | 24 February 1958 | 23 July 1959 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 11 | Joseph Brennan | 27 July 1959 | 15 September 1961 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 12 | Donogh O'Malley | 11 October 1961 | 21 April 1965 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 13 | Jim Gibbons | 21 April 1965 | 2 July 1969 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 14 | Noel Lemass | 2 July 1969 | 14 March 1973 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 15 | Henry Kenny | 14 March 1973 | 30 September 1975 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 16 | Michael Begley | 30 September 1975 | 25 May 1977 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 17 | Pearse Wyse | 5 July 1977 | 1 January 1978 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
Minister of State at the Department of Finance 1978–present | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 1 | Pearse Wyse | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 2 | Tom McEllistrim | 13 December 1979 | 30 June 1981 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 3 | Joseph Bermingham (1st time) | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party |
| 4 | Sylvester Barrett | 23 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| Joseph Bermingham (2nd time) | 16 December 1982 | 2 February 1986 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | |
| 5 | Avril Doyle | 2 February 1986 | 21 January 1987 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 6 | Noel Treacy (1st time) | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 7 | Brendan Daly | 19 July 1989 | 6 February 1991 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 8 | Vincent Brady | 6 February 1991 | 15 November 1991 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 9 | John O'Donoghue | 15 November 1991 | 13 February 1992 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| Noel Treacy (2nd time) | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 10 | Noel Dempsey | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 11 | Hugh Coveney (1st time) | 20 December 1994 | 10 February 1995 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 12 | Jim Higgins | 10 February 1995 | 24 May 1995 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| Hugh Coveney (2nd time) | 24 May 1995 | 26 June 1997 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | |
| 13 | Martin Cullen | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 14 | Tom Parlon | 19 June 2002 | 20 June 2007 | style="background-color: Template:Progressive Democrats/meta/color" | | Progressive Democrats |
| 15 | Noel Ahern | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 16 | Martin Mansergh | 13 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 17 | Brian Hayes | 10 March 2011 | 23 May 2014 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 18 | Simon Harris | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 19 | Eoghan Murphy | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 20 | Michael W. D'Arcy | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 21 | Jack Chambers | 1 July 2020 | 15 July 2020 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 22 | Seán Fleming | 15 July 2020 | Incumbent | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
References
- ^ Murphy, David (15 July 2020). "Dara Calleary named new Minister for Agriculture". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 15 July 2020.