Ministers of State of the 22nd Dáil
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On June 30, 1981 the 17th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Fine Gael–Labour Party government was lead by An Taoiseach, Garret FitzGerald.
On that day FitzGerald announced to the Dáil that the Government would appoint Gerry L'Estrange, TD to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip. On the same day the Taoiseach announced that the Government had appointed the other Ministers of State.
[edit] Ministers of State (June 30, 1981–March 9, 1982)
| Name | Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry L'Estrange | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Govt. Chief Whip) | Fine Gael | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | |||
| Michael Begley | Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Commerce & Tourism | Fine Gael | |
| Joseph Bermingham | Minister of State at the Department of Finance | Labour Party | |
| Edward Collins | Minister of State at the Department of Energy | Fine Gael | |
| Donal Creed | Minister of State at the Department of Health | Fine Gael | |
| Mary Flaherty | Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare | Fine Gael | |
| Michael D'Arcy | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture | Fine Gael | |
| Barry Desmond | Minister of State at the Department of Finance | Labour Party | |
| Michael Keating | Minister of State at the Department of Education | Fine Gael | |
| Ted Nealon | Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture | Fine Gael | |
| Fergus O'Brien | Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | Fine Gael | |
| Jim O'Keeffe | Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs | Fine Gael | |
| Dick Spring | Minister of State at the Department of Justice | Labour Party | |
| Paddy Harte | Minister of State at the Department of Posts & Telegraphs | Fine Gael | |
[edit] Changes November 11, 1981
The following changes took place among the Ministers of State:
| Name | Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus O'Brien | Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Govt. Chief Whip) | Fine Gael | |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | |||
| Donal Creed | Minister of State at the Department of the Environment | Fine Gael | |
| Gerry L'Estrange | Minister of State at the Department of Health | Fine Gael | |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Ministers of State of the 21st Dáil |
Ministers of State 1981–1982 |
Succeeded by Ministers of State of the 23rd Dáil |
