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Minister of State to the Government

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The Minister of State to the Government was a junior ministerial post of the Government of Ireland between 1994 and 2002. The Minister of State did not hold cabinet rank but sat in attendance at government meetings without a vote. The position previously existed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Executive Council from 1922 to 1926, and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Government from 1951 to 1957.

List of office-holders

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Parliamentary Secretary to the Executive Council 1922–1926

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Name Term of office Party Government
Eamonn Duggan 6 December 1922 9 May 1926 Cumann na nGaedheal 1st EC[1] • 2nd EC[2]

Parliamentary Secretary to the Government 1951–1957

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Name Term of office Party Government
Jack Lynch 19 June 1951 2 June 1954 Fianna Fáil 6th[3]
John O'Donovan 3 June 1954 20 March 1957 Fine Gael 7th[4]

Minister of State to the Government 1994–2002

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Name Term of office Party Government
Pat Rabbitte 15 December 1994 26 June 1997 Democratic Left 24th[5]
Bobby Molloy 26 June 1997 9 April 2002 Progressive Democrats 25th[6]
Liz O'Donnell 11 April 2002 6 June 2002 Progressive Democrats

References

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  1. ^ "1st Executive Council - Personnel of Ministry". Government of Ireland. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ "2nd Executive Council - (C/2)". Government of Ireland. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (14th Dáil) – Wednesday, 20 June 1951". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (15th Dáil) – Tuesday, 25 June 1954". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Twenty-Fourth Government (15.12.1994 - 26.6.97)". Government of Ireland. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Twenty-Fifth Government (26.6.97 - 06.06.02)". Government of Ireland. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.