Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses
The Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the Government of Ireland.
The position previously existed from 1994 to 2011 with the title of Minister of State for Labour Affairs, and from 2014 to 2016 as Minister of State for Business and Employment. The position was abolished in March 2011 before its revival in the July 2014 reshuffle that saw the position mainly restored, under its current title, with additional responsibility for establishing a low pay commission and small and medium business.
The current incumbent is Damien English, TD who was appointed in July 2020.
List of office-holders
Minister of State for Labour Affairs 1994–2011 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary O'Rourke | 13 February 1992 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2 | Eithne FitzGerald | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Labour Party | |
| 3 | Tom Kitt | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 4 | Frank Fahey | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 5 | Tony Killeen | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 6 | Billy Kelleher | 20 June 2007 | 21 April 2009 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 7 | Dara Calleary | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister of State for Business and Employment 2014–2016 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 8 | Ged Nash | 11 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Labour Party | |
Minister of State for Employment and Small Business 2016–2020 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 9 | Pat Breen | 6 May 2016 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | |
Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses 2020–present | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 10 | Damien English | 1 July 2020 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | |
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