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. A 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 Minister of State is Neale Richmond, TD, who was appointed in April 2024.
List of office-holders
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1924–1978[edit] | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John M. O'Sullivan | 1 December 1924 | 27 January 1926 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 2nd EC | |
| Eamonn Duggan | 10 May 1926 | 23 May 1927 | Cumann na nGaedheal | ||
| Séamus Burke | 24 June 1927 | 9 March 1932 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 3rd EC • 4th EC • 5th EC | |
| Hugo Flinn | 10 March 1932 | 28 January 1943 | Fianna Fáil | 6th EC • 7th EC • 8th EC • 1st • 2nd | |
| Seán Moylan | 10 February 1943 | 26 June 1943 | Fianna Fáil | 2nd | |
| Paddy Smith | 2 July 1943 | 31 December 1946 | Fianna Fáil | 3rd • 4th | |
| Seán O'Grady | 1 January 1947 | 18 February 1948 | Fianna Fáil | 4th | |
| Michael Donnellan | 18 February 1948 | 13 June 1951 | Clann na Talmhan | 5th | |
| Patrick Beegan | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Fianna Fáil | 6th | |
| Michael Donnellan | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | Clann na Talmhan | 7th | |
| Patrick Beegan | 20 March 1957 | 24 February 1958 | Fianna Fáil | 8th | |
| Gerald Bartley | 24 February 1958 | 23 July 1959 | Fianna Fáil | 8th • 9th | |
| Joseph Brennan | 27 July 1959 | 15 September 1961 | Fianna Fáil | 9th | |
| Donogh O'Malley | 11 October 1961 | 21 April 1965 | Fianna Fáil | 10th | |
| Jim Gibbons | 21 April 1965 | 2 July 1969 | Fianna Fáil | 11th • 12th | |
| Noel Lemass | 2 July 1969 | 14 March 1973 | Fianna Fáil | 13th | |
| Henry Kenny | 14 March 1973 | 30 September 1975 | Fine Gael | 14th | |
| Michael Begley | 30 September 1975 | 25 May 1977 | Fine Gael | ||
| Pearse Wyse | 5 July 1977 | 1 January 1978 | Fianna Fáil | 15th | |
Minister of State at the Department of Finance 1978–present[edit] | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
| Pearse Wyse | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979 | Fianna Fáil | 15th | |
| Tom McEllistrim | 13 December 1979 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | 16th | |
| Joseph Bermingham | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Labour | 17th | |
| Barry Desmond | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Labour | ||
| Sylvester Barrett | 23 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | 18th | |
| Joseph Bermingham | 16 December 1982 | 13 February 1986 | Labour | 19th | |
| Avril Doyle | 18 February 1986 | 21 January 1987 | Fine Gael | ||
| Noel Treacy | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | 20th | |
| Brendan Daly | 19 July 1989 | 6 February 1991 | Fianna Fáil | 21st | |
| Vincent Brady | 6 February 1991 | 15 November 1991 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| John O'Donoghue | 15 November 1991 | 13 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Noel Treacy | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | 22nd | |
| 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | 23rd | ||
| Eithne FitzGerald | 14 January 1993 | 17 November 1994 | Labour | ||
| Noel Dempsey | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Phil Hogan | 20 December 1994 | 10 February 1995 | Fine Gael | 24th | |
| Avril Doyle | 27 January 1995 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | ||
| Jim Higgins | 10 February 1995 | 24 May 1995 | Fine Gael | ||
| Hugh Coveney | 24 May 1995 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | ||
| Martin Cullen | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | 25th | |
| Tom Parlon | 19 June 2002 | 20 June 2007 | Progressive Democrats | 26th | |
| Noel Ahern | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | 27th | |
| Martin Mansergh | 13 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | 28th | |
| Dara Calleary | 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Brian Hayes | 10 March 2011 | 23 May 2014 | Fine Gael | 29th | |
| Simon Harris | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Fine Gael | ||
| Eoghan Murphy | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | 30th | |
| Michael W. D'Arcy | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | 31st[1] | |
| Patrick O'Donovan | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | ||
| Jack Chambers | 1 July 2020 | 15 July 2020 | Fianna Fáil | 32nd[2] | |
| Seán Fleming | 15 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jennifer Carroll MacNeill | 21 December 2022 | 9 April 2024 | Fine Gael | 33rd[3] | |
| Neale Richmond | 10 April 2024 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | 34th[4] | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Carroll MacNeill and O'Donnell promoted to junior ministers". RTÉ News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Dillon, Higgins and Burke appointed as junior ministers". RTÉ News. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.