Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
(Redirected from Minister of State for Business 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[edit]
Department of Industry and Commerce 1927–1977[edit] | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Dolan | 11 October 1927 | 9 March 1932 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 4th EC[2] • 5th EC[2] | |
| Seán Moylan | 21 July 1937 | 9 February 1943 | Fianna Fáil | 8th EC[3] • 1st[3] • 2nd[4] | |
| Seán O'Grady | 9 February 1943 | 31 December 1946 | Fianna Fáil | 2nd[4] • 3rd[5] • 4th[6] | |
| Liam Cosgrave | 24 February 1948 | 13 June 1951 | Fine Gael | 5th[7] | |
| Patrick Crotty | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | Fine Gael | 7th | |
| Gerald Bartley | 20 March 1957 | 24 February 1958 | Fianna Fáil | 8th | |
| Michael Hilliard | 24 February 1958 | 23 June 1959 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Seán Flanagan | 21 April 1965 | 10 November 1966 | Fianna Fáil | 11th | |
| Gerry Collins | 2 July 1969 | 9 May 1970 | Fianna Fáil | 13th | |
| John Bruton | 14 March 1973 | 25 May 1977 | Fine Gael | 14th | |
Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy 1977–1978[edit] | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
| Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 5 July 1977 | 1 January 1978 | Fianna Fáil | 15th | |
List of ministers of state[edit]
Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy 1978–1980[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979 | Fianna Fáil | 15th | ||
| Ray Burke | 1 January 1978 | 11 December 1979 | Fianna Fáil | |||
Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism 1980–1981[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Ray Burke | 12 December 1979 | 15 October 1980 | Fianna Fáil | 16th | ||
| 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[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Michael Begley | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | Tourism | 17th | |
| Seán Calleary | 28 October 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | Tourism | 18th | |
| Michael Moynihan | 16 December 1982 | 20 January 1987 | Labour | Tourism | 19th | |
Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1983–1986[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Edward Collins | 15 December 1983 | 23 September 1986 | Fine Gael | Commercial Affairs | 19th | |
Department of Industry and Commerce 1986–1993[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Patrick Hegarty | 13 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | 19th | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Michael Ahern | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | Science and Technology | ||
Department of Enterprise and Employment 1993–1997[edit] | ||||||
| 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[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Michael Smith | 8 July 1997 | 9 October 1997 | Fianna Fáil | Science and technology | 25th | |
| 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 | |
| Michael Ahern | 18 June 2002 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Commerce | ||
| 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Innovation Policy | 27th | |||
| Tony Killeen | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 26th | |
| Seán Haughey | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Lifelong Learning and School Transport | 27th | |
| 13 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | 28th | ||||
| Billy Kelleher | 20 June 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Labour Affairs | 27th | |
| 13 May 2008 | 21 April 2009 | 28th | ||||
| 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Trade and Commerce | 28th | |||
| John McGuinness | 9 July 2007 | 13 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Trade and Commerce | 27th | |
| 13 May 2008 | 21 April 2009 | 28th | ||||
| Jimmy Devins | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Disability Issues and Mental Health | 27th | |
| 13 May 2008 | 21 April 2009 | Science, Technology and Innovation | 28th | |||
| 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[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| John Moloney | 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Disability Issues and Mental Health | 28th | |
| Dara Calleary | 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Public Service Transformation and Labour Affairs | ||
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 2011–2017[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| John Perry | 10 March 2011 | 15 July 2014 | Fine Gael | Small Business | 29th | |
| 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 | |
| John Halligan | 19 May 2016 | 20 June 2017 | Independent | Training and Skills | ||
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation 2017–2020[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Pat Breen | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Trade, Employment, Business | 31st | |
| John Halligan | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Independent | Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development | ||
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 2020–present[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Damien English | 1 July 2020 | 17 December 2022 | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses | 32nd[9] | |
| 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 | |
| Dara Calleary | 21 December 2022 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation | 33rd[10][11] • 34th | |
| Neale Richmond | 13 January 2023 | 10 April 2024 | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses | 33rd | |
| Emer Higgins | 10 April 2024 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses | 34th | |
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