TheMinister of State to the Government was ajunior ministerial post of theGovernment of Ireland between 1994 and 2002. The Minister of State did not holdcabinet rank but sat in attendance at government meetings without a vote. The position previously existed as theParliamentary Secretary to the Executive Council from 1922 to 1926, and asParliamentary Secretary to the Government from 1951 to 1957.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Executive Council 1922–1926[edit] | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eamonn Duggan | 6 December 1922 | 9 May 1926 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 1st EC[1] • 2nd EC[2] | |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Government 1951–1957[edit] | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
| Jack Lynch | 19 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Fianna Fáil | 6th[3] | |
| John O'Donovan | 3 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | Fine Gael | 7th[4] | |
Minister of State to the Government 1994–2002[edit] | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
| Pat Rabbitte | 15 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Democratic Left | 24th[5] | |
| Bobby Molloy | 26 June 1997 | 9 April 2002 | Progressive Democrats | 25th[6] | |
| Liz O'Donnell | 11 April 2002 | 6 June 2002 | Progressive Democrats | ||