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The Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the Government of Ireland and assists the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

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There are currently two Ministers of State: [1]

List of parliamentary secretaries

Department of Industry and Commerce 1927–1977

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment
James Dolan 11 October 19279 March 1932 Cumann na nGaedheal 4th EC [2]  • 5th EC [2]
Seán Moylan 21 July 19379 February 1943 Fianna Fáil 8th EC [3]  • 1st [3]  • 2nd [4]
Seán O'Grady 9 February 194331 December 1946 Fianna Fáil 2nd [4]  • 3rd [5]  • 4th [6]
Liam Cosgrave 24 February 194813 June 1951 Fine Gael 5th [7]
Patrick Crotty 2 June 195420 March 1957 Fine Gael 7th
Gerald Bartley 20 March 195724 February 1958 Fianna Fáil 8th
Michael Hilliard 24 February 195823 June 1959 Fianna Fáil
Seán Flanagan 21 April 196510 November 1966 Fianna Fáil 11th
Gerry Collins 2 July 19699 May 1970 Fianna Fáil 13th
John Bruton 14 March 197325 May 1977 Fine Gael 14th

Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy 1977–1978

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn 5 July 19771 January 1978 Fianna Fáil 15th

List of ministers of state

Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy 1978–1980

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn 1 January 197811 December 1979 Fianna Fáil 15th
Ray Burke 1 January 197811 December 1979 Fianna Fáil

Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism 1980–1981

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Ray Burke 12 December 197915 October 1980 Fianna Fáil 16th
Thomas Meaney 25 March 1980 [8] 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil
Denis Gallagher 15 October 198030 June 1981 Fianna Fáil

Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1981–1983

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Michael Begley 30 June 19819 March 1982 Fine Gael Tourism 17th
Seán Calleary 28 October 198214 December 1982 Fianna Fáil Tourism 18th
Michael Moynihan 16 December 198220 January 1987 Labour Tourism 19th

Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1983–1986

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Edward Collins 15 December 198323 September 1986 Fine Gael Commercial Affairs 19th

Department of Industry and Commerce 1986–1993

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Patrick Hegarty 13 February 198610 March 1987 Fine Gael 19th
Richard Bruton 23 September 198610 March 1987 Fine Gael Energy Affairs
Séamus Brennan 12 March 198712 July 1989 Fianna Fáil Trade and Marketing 20th
Seán McCarthy 12 March 198712 July 1989 Fianna Fáil Science and Technology
Terry Leyden 19 July 198911 February 1992 Fianna Fáil Trade and Marketing 21st
Michael Smith 19 July 198915 November 1991 Fianna Fáil Science and Technology
Mary O'Rourke 13 February 199212 January 1993 Fianna Fáil Trade and Marketing 22nd
Michael Ahern 13 February 199212 January 1993 Fianna Fáil Science and Technology

Department of Enterprise and Employment 1993–1997

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Mary O'Rourke 14 January 199315 December 1994 Fianna Fáil Labour Affairs 23rd
Séamus Brennan 14 January 199315 December 1994 Fianna Fáil Commerce and Technology
Pat Rabbitte 20 December 199426 June 1997 Democratic Left Commerce, science and technology and consumer affairs 24th
Eithne FitzGerald 20 December 199426 June 1997 Labour Labour Affairs

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 1997–2010

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Michael Smith 8 July 19979 October 1997 Fianna Fáil Science and technology 25th
Noel Treacy 9 October 199718 June 2002 Fianna Fáil Science and technology
Tom Kitt 8 July 199718 June 2002 Fianna Fáil Labour affairs, consumer rights and international trade
Frank Fahey 18 June 200229 September 2004 Fianna Fáil Labour Affairs 26th
Michael Ahern 18 June 200220 June 2007 Fianna Fáil Trade and Commerce
20 June 200713 May 2008Innovation Policy 27th
Tony Killeen 29 September 200420 June 2007 Fianna Fáil Labour Affairs 26th
Seán Haughey 20 June 200713 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Lifelong Learning and School Transport 27th
13 May 20089 March 2011 28th
Billy Kelleher 20 June 200713 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Labour Affairs 27th
13 May 200821 April 2009 28th
22 April 20099 March 2011Trade and Commerce 28th
John McGuinness 9 July 200713 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Trade and Commerce 27th
13 May 200821 April 2009 28th
Jimmy Devins 9 July 20077 May 2008 Fianna Fáil Disability Issues and Mental Health 27th
13 May 200821 April 2009Science, Technology and Innovation 28th
John Moloney 13 May 200822 March 2010 Fianna Fáil Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health
Conor Lenihan 22 April 20099 March 2011 Fianna Fáil Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources
Dara Calleary 22 April 200922 March 2010 Fianna Fáil Labour Affairs

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 2010–2011

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
John Moloney 23 March 20109 March 2011 Fianna Fáil Disability Issues and Mental Health 28th
Dara Calleary 23 March 20109 March 2011 Fianna Fáil Public Service Transformation and Labour Affairs

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 2011–2017

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
John Perry 10 March 201115 July 2014 Fine Gael Small Business 29th
Seán Sherlock 19 March 201115 July 2014 Labour Research and Innovation
Damien English 15 July 201419 May 2016 Fine Gael Skills, Research and Innovation
Ged Nash 15 July 20146 May 2016 Labour Business and Employment
Pat Breen 19 May 201620 June 2017 Fine Gael Employment and Small Business 30th
John Halligan 19 May 201620 June 2017 Independent Training and Skills

Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation 2017–2020

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Pat Breen 20 June 201727 June 2020 Fine Gael Trade, Employment, Business 31st
John Halligan 20 June 201727 June 2020 Independent Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 2020–present

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Damien English 1 July 202017 December 2022 Fine Gael Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses 32nd [9]
Robert Troy 1 July 202024 August 2022 Fianna Fáil Trade Promotion
Dara Calleary 31 August 202217 December 2022 Fianna Fáil Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation
Damien English 21 December 202212 January 2023 Fine Gael Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses 33rd
Dara Calleary 21 December 2022Incumbent Fianna Fáil Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation 33rd [10] [11]  • 34th
Neale Richmond 13 January 202310 April 2024 Fine Gael Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses 33rd
Emer Higgins 10 April 2024Incumbent Fine Gael Business, Employment and Retail 34th

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