Minister of State to the Government
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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 1922–1926 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||