Minister of State to the Government

The minister of state to the Government was a junior ministerial post of the Government of Ireland between 1994 and 2002. The minister of state did not hold cabinet rank but sat in attendance at government meetings without a vote. The position previously existed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Executive Council from 1922 to 1926, and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Government from 1951 to 1957.

List of office-holders Parliamentary Secretary to the Executive Council 1922–1926NameTerm of officePartyGovernmentEamonn Duggan6 December 19229 May 1926 1st EC2nd ECParliamentary Secretary to the Government 1951–1957NameTerm of officePartyGovernmentJack Lynch19 June 19512 June 1954 6thJohn O'Donovan3 June 195420 March 1957 7thMinister of State to the Government 1994–2002NameTerm of officePartyGovernmentPat Rabbitte15 December 199426 June 1997 24thBobby Molloy26 June 19979 April 2002 25thLiz O'Donnell11 April 20026 June 2002

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