Minister of State for Children

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The Minister of State for Children [a] was a junior ministerial post in the Departments of Health and Children, Justice and Law Reform and Education and Skills of the Government of Ireland. The Minister of State worked together with the various senior Ministers in these departments and had special responsibility for children's affairs.

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The first Minister of State with responsibility for Children was appointed on 20 December 1994. [1] There has not been a Minister of State with this responsibility since the creation of the full cabinet position of Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in March 2011.

List of office-holders 19942011

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment
Austin Currie 20 December 199426 June 1997 Fine Gael 24th [1]
Frank Fahey 8 July 19971 February 2000 Fianna Fáil 25th [2]
Mary Hanafin 1 February 20006 June 2002 Fianna Fáil
Brian Lenihan 19 June 200214 June 2007 Fianna Fáil 26th [3]
Brendan Smith 20 June 20077 May 2008 Fianna Fáil 27th [4]
Barry Andrews 7 May 20089 March 2011 Fianna Fáil 28th [5]

Notes

  1. The last minister was styled in full: Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, at the Department of Justice and Law Reform and at the Department of Education and Skills (with special responsibility for Children).

References

  1. 1 2 "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil) – Tuesday, 25 January 1995". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Wednesday, 9 July 1997". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil) – Tuesday, 18 June 2002". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil) – Tuesday, 26 June 2007". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil) – Thursday, 8 May 2008". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 5 January 2021.