Minister of State for European Affairs

The Minister of State for European Affairs is a junior ministerial post at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Ireland with special responsibility for European Affairs. The Minister works with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

The current officeholder is Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD, who was appointed in April 2024.

List of ministers of state

Name	Term of office		Party		Government
George Birmingham[1]	13 February 1986	10 March 1987		Fine Gael	19th
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	12 March 1987	15 November 1991		Fianna Fáil	20th • 21st
Michael P. Kitt[2]	15 November 1991	11 February 1992		Fianna Fáil	22nd
Tom Kitt[3][4]	13 February 1992	15 December 1994		Fianna Fáil	23rd
Gay Mitchell	20 December 1994	26 June 1997		Fine Gael	24th
Dick Roche	19 June 2002	29 September 2004		Fianna Fáil	26th
Noel Treacy	29 September 2004	20 June 2007		Fianna Fáil	26th
Dick Roche	20 June 2007	9 March 2011		Fianna Fáil	27th • 28th
Lucinda Creighton	10 March 2011	11 July 2013		Fine Gael	29th
Paschal Donohoe	12 July 2013	11 July 2014		Fine Gael	29th
Dara Murphy	15 July 2014	20 June 2017		Fine Gael	29th • 30th
Helen McEntee	20 June 2017	27 June 2020		Fine Gael	31st
Thomas Byrne	1 July 2020	17 December 2022		Fianna Fáil	32nd[5]
Peter Burke	21 December 2022	9 April 2024		Fine Gael	33rd[6]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill	9 April 2024	Incumbent		Fine Gael	34th

See also

• Minister for European Affairs – a similar position in other governments.

References

1. "Ministerial Assignments and Titles: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (24th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 13 February 1986. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
2. "Ministers of State: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 15 November 1991. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
3. "Members of Government and Ministers of State: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 13 February 1992. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
4. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 10 February 1993. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
5. "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
6. "Minister of State appointments". gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.