Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
The Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the Government of Ireland and assists the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State:[1]
- Dara Calleary, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation
- Emer Higgins, TD – Minister of State with responsibility for Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses
List of parliamentary secretaries
Department of Industry and Commerce 1927–1977 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Dolan | 11 October 1927 | 9 March 1932 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 5th EC[2]
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| Seán Moylan | 21 July 1937 | 9 February 1943 | Fianna Fáil | 2nd[4]
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| Seán O'Grady | 9 February 1943 | 31 December 1946 | Fianna Fáil | 4th[6]
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| Liam Cosgrave | 24 February 1948 | 13 June 1951 | Fine Gael | 5th[7]
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| Patrick Crotty | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | Fine Gael | 7th
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| Gerald Bartley | 20 March 1957 | 24 February 1958 | Fianna Fáil | 8th
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| Michael Hilliard | 24 February 1958 | 23 June 1959 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Seán Flanagan | 21 April 1965 | 10 November 1966 | Fianna Fáil | 11th
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| Gerry Collins | 2 July 1969 | 9 May 1970 | Fianna Fáil | 13th
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| John Bruton | 14 March 1973 | 25 May 1977 | Fine Gael | 14th
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Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy 1977–1978 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
| Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 5 July 1977 | 1 January 1978 | Fianna Fáil | 15th
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List of ministers of state
Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy 1978–1980 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979 | Fianna Fáil | 15th
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| Ray Burke | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979 | Fianna Fáil | |||
Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism 1980–1981 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Ray Burke | 12 December 1979 | 15 October 1980 | Fianna Fáil | 16th
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| Thomas Meaney | 25 March 1980[8] | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |||
| Denis Gallagher | 15 October 1980 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |||
Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1981–1983 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Michael Begley | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | Tourism | 17th
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| Seán Calleary | 28 October 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | Tourism | 18th
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| Michael Moynihan | 16 December 1982 | 20 January 1987 | Labour | Tourism | 19th
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Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1983–1986 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Edward Collins | 15 December 1983 | 23 September 1986 | Fine Gael | Commercial Affairs | 19th
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Department of Industry and Commerce 1986–1993 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Patrick Hegarty | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | 19th
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| Richard Bruton | 23 September 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Energy Affairs | ||
| Séamus Brennan | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Marketing | 20th
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| Seán McCarthy | 12 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | Science and Technology | ||
| Terry Leyden | 19 July 1989 | 11 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Marketing | 21st
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| Michael Smith | 19 July 1989 | 15 November 1991 | Fianna Fáil | Science and Technology | ||
| Mary O'Rourke | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Marketing | 22nd
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| Michael Ahern | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | Science and Technology | ||
Department of Enterprise and Employment 1993–1997 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Mary O'Rourke | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 23rd | |
| Séamus Brennan | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | Commerce and Technology | ||
| Pat Rabbitte | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Democratic Left | Commerce, science and technology and consumer affairs | 24th | |
| Eithne FitzGerald | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Labour | Labour Affairs | ||
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 1997–2010 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Michael Smith | 8 July 1997 | 9 October 1997 | Fianna Fáil | Science and technology | 25th
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| Noel Treacy | 9 October 1997 | 18 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Science and technology | ||
| Tom Kitt | 8 July 1997 | 18 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Labour affairs, consumer rights and international trade | ||
| Frank Fahey | 18 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 26th
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| Michael Ahern | 18 June 2002 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Commerce | ||
| 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Innovation Policy | 27th
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| Tony Killeen | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 26th
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| Seán Haughey | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Lifelong Learning and School Transport | 27th
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| 13 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | 28th
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| Billy Kelleher | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 27th
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| 13 May 2008 | 21 April 2009 | 28th
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| 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Trade and Commerce | 28th
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| John McGuinness | 9 July 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Commerce | 27th
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| 13 May 2008 | 21 April 2009 | 28th
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| Jimmy Devins | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Disability Issues and Mental Health | 27th
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| 13 May 2008 | 21 April 2009 | Science, Technology and Innovation | 28th
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| John Moloney | 13 May 2008 | 22 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health | ||
| Conor Lenihan | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources | ||
| Dara Calleary | 22 April 2009 | 22 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | ||
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 2010–2011 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| John Moloney | 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Disability Issues and Mental Health | 28th
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| Dara Calleary | 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Public Service Transformation and Labour Affairs | ||
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 2011–2017 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| John Perry | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | Fine Gael | Small Business | 29th
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| Seán Sherlock | 19 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | Labour | Research and Innovation | ||
| Damien English | 15 July 2014 | 19 May 2016 | Fine Gael | Skills, Research and Innovation | ||
| Ged Nash | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Labour | Business and Employment | ||
| Pat Breen | 19 May 2016 | 20 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Employment and Small Business | 30th
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| John Halligan | 19 May 2016 | 20 June 2017 | Independent | Training and Skills | ||
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation 2017–2020 | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Pat Breen | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Trade, Employment, Business | 31st
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| John Halligan | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Independent | Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development | ||
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 2020–present | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Damien English | 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses | 32nd[9]
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| Robert Troy | 1 July 2020 | 24 August 2022 | Fianna Fáil | Trade Promotion | ||
| Dara Calleary | 31 August 2022 | 17 December 2022 | Fianna Fáil | Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation | ||
| Damien English | 21 December 2022 | 12 January 2023 | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses | 33rd
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| Dara Calleary | 21 December 2022 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation | 34th
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| Neale Richmond | 13 January 2023 | 10 April 2024 | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses | 33rd
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| Emer Higgins | 10 April 2024 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses | 34th
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