Ministers of State of the 23rd Dáil

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On 9 March 1982, the 18th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Fianna Fáil government was led by the Taoiseach Charles Haughey.

On that day Haughey announced to the Dáil that the Government had appointed Bertie Ahern, TD to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip. On 23 March 1982, the Taoiseach announced that the Government had appointed the other Ministers of State.[1]

Ministers of State (23 March 1982 – 14 December 1982)

Name Office Department(s) Party
Bertie Ahern Government Chief Whip Department of the Taoiseach rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Minister of State at the Department of Defence Department of Defence
Sylvester Barrett Minister of State for the Office of Public Works Department of Finance style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Lorcan Allen Minister of State for the Land Commission, Production and Marketing Department of Agriculture style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen Minister of State for Disadvantaged Areas Department of Agriculture style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Terry Leyden Minister of State for Telecommunications Department of Transport rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Department of Posts and Telegraphs
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Minister of State for Youth and Sport Department of Education style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Denis Gallagher Minister of State for Social Welfare Claims Department of Social Welfare style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Ger Connolly Minister of State for Housing Department of the Environment style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Gerard Brady Minister of State for Urban Renewal Department of the Environment style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim Minister of State for Forestry Department of Fisheries and Forestry style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil

Changes 28 October 1982

Name Office Department(s) Party
Rory O'Hanlon Minister of State for Social Welfare Claims Department of Social Welfare style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Niall Andrews Minister of State for Urban Renewal Department of the Environment style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Seán Calleary Minister of State for Tourism Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil
Jim Fitzsimons Minister of State for Economic Affairs Department of Industry and Energy style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil

See also

References

  1. ^ "History of Government – Twenty-Third Dáil – Ministers of State". Department of the Taoiseach. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
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