Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English The Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

There are currently two Ministers of State:

Neale Richmond, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for International development and the diaspora; and
Thomas Byrne, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for European Affairs.

List of parliamentary secretaries

Name	Term of office		Party		Government
Department of External Affairs 1933–1943
Patrick Little	1 March 1933	27 September 1939	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	7th EC • 8th EC • 1st • 2nd
Paddy Smith	27 September 1939	1 July 1943	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	2nd
Department of Foreign Affairs 1977–1978
Name	Term of office		Party		Government
David Andrews	5 July 1977	1 January 1978	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	15th

List of ministers of state

Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Department of Foreign Affairs 1978–2011
David Andrews	1 January 1978	11 December 1979	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell		15th
Jim O'Keeffe	30 June 1981	9 March 1982	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Overseas development	17th^[1]
Jim O'Keeffe	16 December 1982	13 February 1986	19th^[2]	Overseas development
George Birmingham	13 February 1986	10 March 1987	19th^[2]	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs and Development Co-operation
Seán Calleary	12 March 1987	12 July 1989	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Overseas Aid	20th^[3]
Seán Calleary	19 July 1989	11 February 1992	21st^[4]	Overseas Aid
Brendan Daly	13 February 1992	12 January 1993	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell		22nd^[5]
Tom Kitt	14 January 1993	15 December 1994	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs and Overseas development assistance	23rd^[6]
Joan Burton	20 December 1994	26 June 1997	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Overseas development assistance	24th^[7]
Gay Mitchell	20 December 1994	26 June 1997	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs	24th^[7]
Liz O'Donnell	1 July 1997	6 June 2002	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Overseas development assistance and Human rights	25th^[8]
Dick Roche	6 June 2002	29 September 2004	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs	26th^[9]^[10]
Tom Kitt	19 June 2002	29 September 2004	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Overseas development and Human rights
Conor Lenihan	5 October 2004	20 June 2007	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Overseas development
Noel Treacy	29 September 2004	20 June 2007	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs
Michael Kitt	20 June 2007	13 May 2008	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Overseas development	27th^[11]
Dick Roche	14 June 2007	9 March 2011	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs	27th • 28th
Peter Power	13 May 2008	9 March 2011	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Overseas development	28th^[12]
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2011–2020
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Jan O'Sullivan	10 March 2011	20 December 2011	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Trade and Development	29th^[13]^[14]
Lucinda Creighton	10 March 2011	11 July 2013	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs
Joe Costello	20 December 2011	15 July 2014	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Trade and Development
Paschal Donohoe	12 July 2013	11 July 2014	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs
Seán Sherlock	15 July 2014	6 May 2016	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Overseas development aid, trade promotion and North–South co-operation
Jimmy Deenihan	15 July 2014	6 May 2016	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Diaspora
Dara Murphy	15 July 2014	6 May 2016	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs
Dara Murphy	20 May 2016	20 June 2017	30th^[15]	European Affairs
Joe McHugh	19 May 2016	16 June 2017	30th^[15]	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Diaspora and overseas development aid
Ciarán Cannon	20 June 2017	27 June 2020	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Diaspora and international development	31st^[16]
Helen McEntee	20 June 2017	27 June 2020	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs	31st^[16]
Department of Foreign Affairs 2020–2025
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Colm Brophy	1 July 2020	17 December 2022	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	Overseas development aid and the diaspora	32nd^[17]
Thomas Byrne	1 July 2020	17 December 2022	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs	32nd^[17]
Peter Burke	21 December 2022	9 April 2024	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs	33rd^[18]
Seán Fleming	21 December 2022	9 April 2024	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	International development and the diaspora	33rd^[18]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill	9 April 2024	23 January 2025	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs	34th^[19]
Seán Fleming	10 April 2024	23 January 2025	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	International development and the diaspora	34th^[19]
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2025–present
Name	Term of office		Party		Responsibilities	Government
Thomas Byrne	29 January 2025	Incumbent	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	European Affairs	35th
Neale Richmond	29 January 2025	Incumbent	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell	International development and diaspora	35th

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Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Contents

List of parliamentary secretaries

Department of External Affairs 1933–1943

Department of Foreign Affairs 1977–1978

List of ministers of state

Department of Foreign Affairs 1978–2011

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2011–2020

Department of Foreign Affairs 2020–2025

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2025–present

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List of parliamentary secretaries

Department of External Affairs 1933–1943

Department of Foreign Affairs 1977–1978

List of ministers of state

Department of Foreign Affairs 1978–2011

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2011–2020

Department of Foreign Affairs 2020–2025

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2025–present

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