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 Seán Fleming, TD, who was appointed in July 2020.[1][2]

List of office-holders

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1924–1978

No. Name Term of office Party Government
1 John M. O'Sullivan 1 December 1924 27 January 1926 Cumann na nGaedheal 2nd EC
2 Eamonn Duggan 10 May 1926 23 May 1927 Cumann na nGaedheal
3 Séamus Burke 24 June 1927 9 March 1932 Cumann na nGaedheal 3rd EC • 4th EC • 5th EC
4 Hugo Flinn 10 March 1932 28 January 1943 Fianna Fáil 6th EC • 7th EC • 8th EC • 1st • 2nd
5 Seán Moylan 10 February 1943 26 June 1943 Fianna Fáil 2nd
6 Paddy Smith 2 July 1943 31 December 1946 Fianna Fáil 3rd • 4th
7 Seán O'Grady 1 January 1947 18 February 1948 Fianna Fáil 4th
8 Michael Donnellan (1st time) 18 February 1948 13 June 1951 Clann na Talmhan 5th
9 Patrick Beegan (1st time) 13 June 1951 2 June 1954 Fianna Fáil 6th
Michael Donnellan (2nd time) 2 June 1954 20 March 1957 Clann na Talmhan 7th
Patrick Beegan (2nd time) 20 March 1957 24 February 1958 Fianna Fáil 8th
10 Gerald Bartley 24 February 1958 23 July 1959 Fianna Fáil 8th • 9th
11 Joseph Brennan 27 July 1959 15 September 1961 Fianna Fáil 9th
12 Donogh O'Malley 11 October 1961 21 April 1965 Fianna Fáil 10th
13 Jim Gibbons 21 April 1965 2 July 1969 Fianna Fáil 11th • 12th
14 Noel Lemass 2 July 1969 14 March 1973 Fianna Fáil 13th
15 Henry Kenny 14 March 1973 30 September 1975 Fine Gael 14th
16 Michael Begley 30 September 1975 25 May 1977 Fine Gael
17 Pearse Wyse 5 July 1977 1 January 1978 Fianna Fáil 15th

Minister of State at the Department of Finance 1978–present

No. Name Term of office Party Government
1 Pearse Wyse 1 January 1978 11 December 1979 Fianna Fáil 15th
2 Tom McEllistrim 13 December 1979 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil 16th
3 Joseph Bermingham (1st time) 30 June 1981 9 March 1982 Labour 17th
4 Sylvester Barrett 23 March 1982 14 December 1982 Fianna Fáil 18th
Joseph Bermingham (2nd time) 16 December 1982 2 February 1986 Labour 19th
5 Avril Doyle 2 February 1986 21 January 1987 Fine Gael
6 Noel Treacy (1st time) 12 March 1987 12 July 1989 Fianna Fáil 20th
7 Brendan Daly 19 July 1989 6 February 1991 Fianna Fáil 21st
8 Vincent Brady 6 February 1991 15 November 1991 Fianna Fáil
9 John O'Donoghue 15 November 1991 13 February 1992 Fianna Fáil
Noel Treacy (2nd time) 13 February 1992 12 January 1993 Fianna Fáil 22nd
10 Noel Dempsey 14 January 1993 15 December 1994 Fianna Fáil 23rd
11 Phil Hogan 20 December 1994 10 February 1995 Fine Gael 24th
12 Jim Higgins 10 February 1995 24 May 1995 Fine Gael
13 Hugh Coveney 24 May 1995 26 June 1997 Fine Gael
14 Martin Cullen 8 July 1997 6 June 2002 Fianna Fáil 25th
15 Tom Parlon 19 June 2002 20 June 2007 Progressive Democrats 26th
16 Noel Ahern 20 June 2007 13 May 2008 Fianna Fáil 27th
17 Martin Mansergh 13 May 2008 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil 28th
18 Brian Hayes 10 March 2011 23 May 2014 Fine Gael 29th
19 Simon Harris 15 July 2014 6 May 2016 Fine Gael
20 Eoghan Murphy 19 May 2016 14 June 2017 Fine Gael 30th
21 Michael W. D'Arcy 20 June 2017 27 June 2020 Fine Gael 31st[3]
22 Jack Chambers 1 July 2020 15 July 2020 Fianna Fáil 32nd[4]
23 Seán Fleming 15 July 2020 Incumbent Fianna Fáil

References
  1. "Government Ministers". Government of Ireland. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. Murphy, David (15 July 2020). "Dara Calleary named new Minister for Agriculture". RTÉ News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 20 June 2017". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 2020". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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