Minister of State (with special responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry)
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The Minister of State, who had special responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry, officially styled as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (with special responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry), was a junior ministerial
post in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the Government of Ireland.
The junior ministerial position was re-titled in June 2007 from Minister of State (with special responsibility for the Marine) to Minister of State (with special responsibility for the Fisheries) when the fisheries division of the then Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources was transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It was again re-titled in 2008 when Forestry was added.
The Minister worked together with the senior Minister at this department and had special responsibility for sea fisheries policy, aquaculture and protection of the marine environment.
The Minister of State did not hold cabinet
rank. The position, and in particular its previous title, should not be confused with the previous post of Minister for the Marine, which existed between 1987 and 1997 and held cabinet rank.
The position was abolished in March 2011.
!No.
!Name
!Entered Office
!Left Office
!colspan="2"|Party
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|1.
|Pat the Cope Gallagher (1st time)
|12 March 1987
|12 July 1989
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|Fianna Fáil
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|2.
|Michael J. Noonan
|19 July 1989
|11 February 1992
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|Fianna Fáil
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|Pat the Cope Gallagher (2nd time)
|13 February 1992
|12 January 1993
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|Fianna Fáil
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|3.
|Gerry O'Sullivan
|14 January 1993
|15 December 1994
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|Labour Party
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|4.
|Eamon Gilmore
|20 December 1994
|26 June 1997
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|Democratic Left
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|5.
|Hugh Byrne
|8 July 1997
|6 June 2002
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|Fianna Fáil
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|6.
|John Browne
(1st time)
|19 June 2002
|29 September 2004
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|Fianna Fáil
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|Pat the Cope Gallagher (3rd time)
|29 September 2004
|14 February 2006
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|Fianna Fáil
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|John Browne
(2nd time)
|14 February 2006
|14 June 2007
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|Fianna Fáil
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!No.
!Name
!Entered Office
!Left Office
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
|
|John Browne
(3rd time)
|20 June 2007
|13 May 2008
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|Fianna Fáil
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!No.
!Name
!Entered Office
!Left Office
!colspan="2"|Party
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|7.
|Tony Killeen
|13 May 2008
|23 March 2010
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|Fianna Fáil
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|8.
|Seán Connick
|23 March 2010
|9 March 2011
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|Fianna Fáil
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Minister of State (Ireland)
A Minister of State in Ireland is of non-Cabinet rank, attached to one or more Departments of State of the Government of Ireland....
post in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the Government of Ireland.
The junior ministerial position was re-titled in June 2007 from Minister of State (with special responsibility for the Marine) to Minister of State (with special responsibility for the Fisheries) when the fisheries division of the then Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources was transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It was again re-titled in 2008 when Forestry was added.
The Minister worked together with the senior Minister at this department and had special responsibility for sea fisheries policy, aquaculture and protection of the marine environment.
The Minister of State did not hold cabinet
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
rank. The position, and in particular its previous title, should not be confused with the previous post of Minister for the Marine, which existed between 1987 and 1997 and held cabinet rank.
The position was abolished in March 2011.
Minister of State for the Marine 1987–2007
|-!No.
!Name
!Entered Office
!Left Office
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
|1.
|Pat the Cope Gallagher (1st time)
|12 March 1987
|12 July 1989
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|Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
|-
|2.
|Michael J. Noonan
Michael J. Noonan (Fianna Fáil)
Michael J. Noonan is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He served as Minister for Defence from 1987 until 1989.Michael J. Noonan was born in Bruff, County Limerick in 1935. He was educated locally at Salesian College in Limerick, before graduating from University College Cork with a Diploma...
|19 July 1989
|11 February 1992
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|Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
|-
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|Pat the Cope Gallagher (2nd time)
|13 February 1992
|12 January 1993
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|Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
|-
|3.
|Gerry O'Sullivan
Gerry O'Sullivan
Gerry O'Sullivan was an Irish Labour Party politician from Cork. He was a long-serving member of Cork City Council, and was Lord Mayor of Cork from 1986 to 1987....
|14 January 1993
|15 December 1994
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|Labour Party
Labour Party (Ireland)
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Labour Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Unlike the other main Irish...
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|4.
|Eamon Gilmore
Eamon Gilmore
Eamon Gilmore is an Irish Labour Party politician and the current Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has been the Leader of the Labour Party since September 2007, and a Teachta Dála for the Dún Laoghaire constituency since 1989, first with the Workers' Party of Ireland, and...
|20 December 1994
|26 June 1997
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|Democratic Left
Democratic Left (Ireland)
Democratic Left was a democratic socialist political party active in Ireland between 1992 and 1999. It came into being after a split in the Workers' Party and, after just seven years in existence, it merged into the Irish Labour Party.-Origins:...
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|5.
|Hugh Byrne
|8 July 1997
|6 June 2002
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|Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
|-
|6.
|John Browne
John Browne (Fianna Fáil)
John Browne is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Wexford constituency since 1982. He is a former Minister of State...
(1st time)
|19 June 2002
|29 September 2004
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|Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
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|Pat the Cope Gallagher (3rd time)
|29 September 2004
|14 February 2006
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|Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
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|John Browne
John Browne (Fianna Fáil)
John Browne is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Wexford constituency since 1982. He is a former Minister of State...
(2nd time)
|14 February 2006
|14 June 2007
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|Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
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Minister of State for Fisheries 2007–2008
|-!No.
!Name
!Entered Office
!Left Office
!colspan="2"|Party
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|John Browne
John Browne (Fianna Fáil)
John Browne is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Wexford constituency since 1982. He is a former Minister of State...
(3rd time)
|20 June 2007
|13 May 2008
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|Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
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Minister of State for Fisheries and Forestry 2008–2011
|-!No.
!Name
!Entered Office
!Left Office
!colspan="2"|Party
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|7.
|Tony Killeen
Tony Killeen
Tony Killeen is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála for the Clare constituency from 1992 to 2011, and also served as Minister of Defence from 2010–11.-Early and personal life:...
|13 May 2008
|23 March 2010
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|Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
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|8.
|Seán Connick
Seán Connick
Seán Connick is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála for the Wexford constituency from 2007 to 2011, and also served as a Minister of State. He was elected at the 2007 general election. He was the first TD in the history of the state to use a wheelchair.-Early and private...
|23 March 2010
|9 March 2011
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|Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
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