Minister of State to the Government explained

The Minister of State to the Government was a junior ministerial post of the Government of Ireland between 1994 and 2002. The Minister of State did not hold cabinet rank but sat in attendance at government meetings without a vote. The position previously existed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Executive Council from 1922 to 1926, and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Government from 1951 to 1957.

List of office-holders

Parliamentary Secretary to the Executive Council 1922–1926
Name	Term of office		Party		Government
Eamonn Duggan	6 December 1922	9 May 1926		1st EC^[1] 2nd EC^[2]
Parliamentary Secretary to the Government 1951–1957
Name	Term of office		Party		Government
Jack Lynch	19 June 1951	2 June 1954		6th^[3]
John O'Donovan	3 June 1954	20 March 1957		7th^[4]
Minister of State to the Government 1994–2002
Name	Term of office		Party		Government
Pat Rabbitte	15 December 1994	26 June 1997		24th^[5]
Bobby Molloy	26 June 1997	9 April 2002		25th^[6]
Liz O'Donnell	11 April 2002	6 June 2002

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1st Executive Council - Personnel of Ministry. 27 November 2018. 30 December 2020. Government of Ireland.
2. Web site: 2nd Executive Council - (C/2). 27 November 2018. 30 December 2020. Government of Ireland.
3. Web site: Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (14th Dáil) – Wednesday, 20 June 1951. Houses of the Oireachtas. 4 January 2021.
4. Web site: Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (15th Dáil) – Tuesday, 25 June 1954. Houses of the Oireachtas. 4 January 2021.
5. Web site: Twenty-Fourth Government (15.12.1994 - 26.6.97). 4 December 2018. 30 December 2020. Government of Ireland.
6. Web site: Twenty-Fifth Government (26.6.97 - 06.06.02). 4 December 2018. 30 December 2020. Government of Ireland.