List of female ministers of state of the Republic of Ireland explained

A Minister of State in Ireland (also called a junior minister) is of non-cabinet rank attached to one or more Departments of State of the Government of Ireland and assists a Minister of that government.

, 34 women have served as Ministers of State in Ireland. Six of the twenty Ministers of State appointed by the government of Leo Varadkar in December 2022 were women, with two regularly attending cabinet. Some Ministers of State, including the Government Chief Whip,[1] attend cabinet meetings in a non-voting capacity, but are not members of the Government. They are formally known as "Minister of State attending Government",[2] [3] or colloquially as "Super Junior" ministers.[4] There are currently three Ministers of State who regularly attend cabinet, two of whom are women.

Appointment

The Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 allowed the Executive Council (from 1937, the Government of Ireland) to appoint up to seven Parliamentary Secretaries to the Executive Council or to Executive Ministers.[5] The Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977 abolished the position of Parliamentary Secretary, and created the new position of Minister of State.[6] This Act was commenced on 1 January 1978.[7] Unlike senior government ministers, who are appointed by the President of Ireland on the advice of the Taoiseach and the prior approval of Dáil Éireann, Ministers of State are appointed directly by the government, on the nomination of the Taoiseach. Members of either House of the Oireachtas (Dáil or Seanad) may be appointed to be a Minister of State at a Department of State.

History

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn was the first and only woman to be appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary, when she was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce by Jack Lynch in 1977. She was the first woman to be appointed as a Minister of State in 1978, as Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy. In 1979, Geoghegan-Quinn would become the first women appointed to cabinet since 1921. There has been at least one woman Minister of State in all appointments since June 1981. To date, only one Senator, Pippa Hackett, who was appointed in June 2020, has been appointed as a Minister of State.

List of women ministers of state

NameDepartment(s)ResponsibilityPartyAppointedLeft officeTaoiseachGovt.
1
[8] 		Industry and Commerce[9] Parliamentary Secretary[10] Jack Lynch15th
Industry, Commerce and EnergyMinister of State15th
Education[11] Youth and Sport[12] Charles Haughey18th
Taoiseach[13] Co-ordination of Government policy and EC matters[14] 20th
Taoiseach[15] Co-ordinator of Government Policy and EC matters[16] 21st
2
[17] 		Health[18]
Social Welfare		Poverty and the Family[19] Garret FitzGerald17th
3
[20] 		Taoiseach[21] Women's Affairs[22] Garret FitzGerald19th
Justice[23] Family Law Reform
4
[24] 		Finance[25]
Environment		Office of Public Works
Environmental Protection		Garret FitzGerald19th
Taoiseach[26]
Finance
Transport, Energy and Communications		Consumers of Public ServicesJohn Bruton24th
5
[27] 		Environment[28] Protection of the EnvironmentCharles Haughey21st
Albert Reynolds22nd
6
[29] 		Industry and CommerceTrade and MarketingAlbert Reynolds22nd
Enterprise and Employment[30] Labour Affairs[31] 23rd
7=
[32] 		FinanceOffice of the Tánaiste,
National Development Plan		Albert Reynolds23rd
Enterprise and Employment[33] Office of the Tánaiste,
Labour Affairs		John Bruton24th
7=
[34] 		Social WelfarePoverty,
Tax and Social Welfare Codes		Albert Reynolds23rd
Foreign Affairs
Justice		Overseas Development AssistanceJohn Bruton24th
9
[35] 		EnvironmentEnvironmentJohn Bruton24th
10
[36] 		Foreign Affairs[37] Overseas Development Assistance,
Human Rights[38] 		Bertie Ahern25th
Minister of State to the Government
11
[39] 		Justice, Equality and Law ReformEquality,
Disabilities		Bertie Ahern25th
Agriculture and Food[40] Forestry[41] 26th
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food[42] Forestry[43] 27th
Health and Children[44] Health Promotion,
Food Safety[45] 		Brian Cowen28th
12
[46] 		Health and Children[47]
Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Education and Science		ChildrenBertie Ahern25th
Taoiseach[48]
Defence		Government Chief Whip,
Defence,
Information society		26th
13
[49] 		Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands[50] Gaeltacht,
The Islands		Bertie Ahern25th
14
[51] 		Education and Science[52] Adult Education,
Youth Affairs,
Educational Disadvantage		Bertie Ahern26th
15
[53] 		Health and Children
Social and Family Affairs
Environment, Heritage and Local Government		Services for Older PeopleBertie Ahern27th
Health and Children
Social and Family Affairs
Environment, Heritage and Local Government		Older PeopleBrian Cowen28th
16
[54] 		Health and Children[55]
Social and Family Affairs
Environment, Heritage and Local Government		Older People,
Health Promotion		Brian Cowen28th
17
[56] 		Justice and Law Reform[57]
Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs
Education and Skills		Equality and Human Rights,
Integration		Brian Cowen28th
18=
[58] 		Health[59] Primary Care[60] Enda Kenny29th
18=
[61] 		Foreign Affairs and TradeTrade and DevelopmentEnda Kenny29th
Environment, Community and Local GovernmentHousing and Planning
18=
[62] 		Justice and Equality
Health		Disability,
Equality,
Mental Health		Enda Kenny29th
Health[63] Primary Care,
Mental Health,
Disability
18=
[64] 		Taoiseach
Foreign Affairs and Trade		European AffairsEnda Kenny29th
22
[65] 		Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Transport, Tourism and Sport		Rural Economic Development,
Rural Transport		Enda Kenny29th
23
[66] 		Taoiseach[67] Government Chief WhipEnda Kenny30th
24=
[68] 		Health[69] Mental Health,
Older People		Enda Kenny30th
Foreign Affairs and Trade[70] European AffairsLeo Varadkar31st
24=
[71] 		HealthHealth PromotionEnda Kenny30th
24=
[72] 		Health
Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government		Communities,
National Drugs Strategy		Enda Kenny30th
HealthHealth Promotion,
National Drugs Strategy		Leo Varadkar31st
27
[73] 		Education and Skills[74] Higher EducationLeo Varadkar31st
28=
[75] 		Transport[76]
Environment, Climate and Communications		International and Road Transport and Logistics
Postal Policy and Eircodes		Micheál Martin32nd
HealthPublic Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs StrategyLeo Varadkar33rd
Taoiseach[77] Government Chief WhipIncumbentLeo Varadkar33rd
EducationSpecial education and inclusionIncumbentSimon Harris34th
28=[78] Agriculture, Food and the MarineLand Use and BiodiversityMicheál Martin32nd
IncumbentLeo Varadkar33rd
Simon Harris34th
30=
[79] 		Education[80] Special Education and InclusionMicheál Martin32nd
Leo Varadkar33rd
30=
[81] 		Health
Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth		DisabilityMicheál Martin32nd
IncumbentLeo Varadkar33rd
Simon Harris34th
30=
[82] 		HealthMental Health,
Older People		Micheál Martin32nd
IncumbentLeo Varadkar33rd
Simon Harris34th
33
[83] 		FinanceFinancial Services, Credit Unions and InsuranceLeo Varadkar33rd
Foreign AffairsEuropean AffairsIncumbentSimon Harris34th
34
[84] 		Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentEmployment Affairs and Retail BusinessesIncumbentSimon Harris34th

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