Minister of State for European Affairs
The Minister of State for European Affairs is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Ireland with special responsibility for European Affairs. The Minister works together with the senior Minister in this department. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
The current officeholder is Thomas Byrne, TD, who took up the post in July 2020.
Minister of State for European Affairs
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gay Mitchell | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | |
| Office abolished | |||||
| 2 | Dick Roche (1st time) | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 3 | Noel Treacy | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | |
| Dick Roche (2nd time) | 20 June 2007 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 4 | Lucinda Creighton | 10 March 2011 | 11 July 2013 | Fine Gael | |
| 5 | Paschal Donohoe | 12 July 2013 | 11 July 2014 | Fine Gael | |
| 6 | Dara Murphy | 15 July 2014 | 20 June 2017 | Fine Gael | |
| 7 | Helen McEntee | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | |
| 8 | Thomas Byrne | 1 July 2020 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | |
See also
- Minister for European Neighbourhood & the Americas – the counterpart in the United Kingdom.
References
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