MINISTER OF STATE (WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOOD AND HORTICULTURE)

The 'Minister of State', who has special responsibility for Food and Horticulture, is officially styled 'Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (with special responsibility for Food and Horticulture)', and is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Agriculture and Food of the Irish Government. The Minister works together with the senior Minister in this department and has special responsibility for all affairs in relation to food and horticulture. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
The current incumbent is Trevor Sargent, TD, who took up the post in June 2007.

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Minister of State for Food and Horticulture 1993–present

See also

Minister of State for Food and Horticulture 1993–present

#		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
	1.	Brian O'Shea	January 14, 1993	November 19, 1994	Labour Party
	2.	Jimmy Deenihan	December 20 ,1994	June 26, 1997	Fine Gael
	3.	Ned O'Keeffe	July 8, 1997	February 17, 2001	Fianna Fáil
	4.	Éamon Ó Cuív	February 19, 2001	June 6, 2002	Fianna Fáil
	5.	Noel Treacy	June 19, 2002	September 29, 2004	Fianna Fáil
	6.	Brendan Smith	September 29, 2004	June 20, 2007	Fianna Fáil
	7.	Trevor Sargent	June 20, 2007	''Incumbent''	Green Party

See also

★ Minister of State

★ Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food