Minister of State at the Department of Defence

The Minister of State at the Department of Defence (Irish: Aire Stáit ag an Roinn Cosanta) is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Defence of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the Minister for Defence. Although the position has often been held jointly with that of the post of Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with responsibility as Government Chief Whip, which entitles the office-holder to regularly attend meetings of cabinet, the position of Minister of State does not istelf hold cabinet rank. The title was first used on 1 January 1978, replacing the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence.

The current Minister of State is Jack Chambers, TD, who was appointed in July 2020.[1][2] Chambers is also Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

List of Parliamentary Secretaries to the Minister for Defence 1924–1978
Name Term of office Party Government
George Nicolls[3] 15 January 1925 23 May 1927 Cumann na nGaedheal 2nd EC
Eamonn Duggan 24 June 1927 9 March 1932 Cumann na nGaedheal 3rd EC • 4th EC • 5th EC
Gerald Boland 9 March 1932 7 February 1933 Fianna Fáil 6th EC
Seán O'Grady[4] 8 February 1933 3 June 1936 Fianna Fáil 7th EC
Oscar Traynor[4] 3 June 1936 10 November 1936 Fianna Fáil 7th EC
Seán O'Grady[4] 11 November 1936 8 September 1939 Fianna Fáil 7th EC • 1st • 2nd
Seán Moylan 8 September 1939 2 July 1943 Fianna Fáil 2nd
Eamonn Kissane 2 July 1943 18 February 1948 Fianna Fáil 3rd • 4th
Brendan Corish[5] 18 February 1948 7 May 1951 Labour 5th
Donnchadh Ó Briain 13 June 1951 24 April 1954 Fianna Fáil 6th
Denis J. O'Sullivan 2 June 1954 12 February 1957 Fine Gael 7th
Donnchadh Ó Briain 20 March 1957 11 October 1961 Fianna Fáil 8th • 9th
Joseph Brennan 11 October 1961 18 March 1965 Fianna Fáil 10th
Michael Carty 21 April 1965 22 May 1969 Fianna Fáil 11th • 12th
Desmond O'Malley 2 July 1969 7 May 1970 Fianna Fáil 13th
David Andrews 8 May 1970 5 February 1973 Fianna Fáil 13th
John M. Kelly 14 March 1973 19 May 1977 Fine Gael 14th
Patrick Lalor 5 July 1977 1 January 1978 Fianna Fáil 15th

List of Ministers of State at the Department of Defence 1978–present
Name Term of office Party Government
Patrick Lalor 1 January 1978 1 July 1979 Fianna Fáil 15th
Michael Woods 1 July 1979 11 December 1979 Fianna Fáil 15th
Seán Moore 13 December 1979 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil 16th
Gerry L'Estrange 30 June 1981 11 November 1981 Fine Gael 17th
Fergus O'Brien 11 November 1981 9 March 1982 Fine Gael 17th
Bertie Ahern 9 March 1982 14 December 1982 Fianna Fáil 18th
Seán Barrett 14 December 1982 13 February 1986 Fine Gael 19th
Fergus O'Brien 13 February 1986 10 March 1987 Fine Gael 19th
Vincent Brady 10 March 1987 14 November 1991 Fianna Fáil 20th • 21st
Dermot Ahern 15 November 1991 11 February 1992 Fianna Fáil 21st
Noel Dempsey 11 February 1992 15 December 1994 Fianna Fáil 22nd • 23rd
Seán Barrett 15 December 1994 23 May 1995 Fine Gael 24th
Jim Higgins 24 May 1995 26 June 1997 Fine Gael 24th
Séamus Brennan 26 June 1997 6 June 2002 Fianna Fáil 25th
Mary Hanafin 6 June 2002 29 September 2004 Fianna Fáil 26th
Tom Kitt 29 September 2004 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil 26th • 27th
Pat Carey 7 May 2008 23 March 2010 Fianna Fáil 28th
John Curran 23 March 2010 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil 28th
Paul Kehoe 9 March 2011 27 June 2020 Fine Gael 29th • 30th • 31st
Jack Chambers 15 July 2020 Incumbent Fianna Fáil 32nd

References
  1. "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, retrieved 30 December 2020
  2. "Oireachtas (Allowances) (Members and Holders of Parliamentary and Certain Ministerial Offices) Order 2020". Irish Statute Book. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Fourth Dáil". Government of Ireland. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. "Eighth Dáil". Government of Ireland. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. "Thirteenth Dáil". Government of Ireland. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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