Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development

Summary

The Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Rural and Community Development of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the Minister for Rural and Community Development. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

The current Minister of State is Joe O'Brien, TD, who was appointed in July 2020.[1]

List of ministers of state edit

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Seán Kyne[2] 20 June 2017 16 October 2018 Fine Gael Community[3] 31st
Seán Canney[4] 16 October 2018 27 June 2020 Independent Community[5]
Joe O'Brien[6] 1 July 2020 Incumbent Green Community Development and Charities[7] 32nd • 33rd[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State". Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 20 June 2017". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Rural and Community Development (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017". 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Nomination of Government Member: Motion – Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 16 October 2018". Oireachtas. 16 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Rural and Community Development (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2018". 6 November 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 2020". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Rural and Community Development (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020". 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Minister of State appointments". gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.