Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity

The Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Agriculture and the Marine of the Government of Ireland. The Minister works together with the senior Minister at this department and had special responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity.

The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank. The position, and in particular its previous title, should not be confused with the previous post of Minister for the Marine, which existed between 1987 and 1997 and held cabinet rank. The position was abolished in March 2011 but re-established in July 2020 with its current title.

The current office-holder is Senator Pippa Hackett, who was appointed in July 2020.

List of office-holders

Minister of State for the Marine 1987–2007
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
1.	Pat "the Cope" Gallagher (1st time)	12 March 1987	12 July 1989		Fianna Fáil
2.	Michael J. Noonan	19 July 1989	11 February 1992		Fianna Fáil
	Pat "the Cope" Gallagher (2nd time)	13 February 1992	12 January 1993		Fianna Fáil
3.	Gerry O'Sullivan	14 January 1993	15 December 1994		Labour Party
4.	Eamon Gilmore	20 December 1994	26 June 1997		Democratic Left
5.	Hugh Byrne	8 July 1997	6 June 2002		Fianna Fáil
6.	John Browne (1st time)	19 June 2002	29 September 2004		Fianna Fáil
	Pat "the Cope" Gallagher (3rd time)	29 September 2004	14 February 2006		Fianna Fáil
	John Browne (2nd time)	14 February 2006	14 June 2007		Fianna Fáil
Minister of State for Fisheries 2007–2008
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
	John Browne (3rd time)	20 June 2007	13 May 2008		Fianna Fáil
Minister of State for Fisheries and Forestry 2008–2011
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
7.	Tony Killeen	13 May 2008	23 March 2010		Fianna Fáil
8.	Seán Connick	23 March 2010	9 March 2011		Fianna Fáil
Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity 2020–present
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
9.	Pippa Hackett	1 July 2020	Incumbent		Green Party