MINISTER OF STATE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (IRELAND)

The 'Minister of State at the Department of Finance' is a junior ministerial post in the Irish Department of Finance. The Minister works together with the Minister for Finance and has special responsibility for the Office of Public Works which oversees the preservation of government and historic buildings. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank. The position was created on January 1, 1978, replacing the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance.
The current incumbent is Noel Ahern, TD, who took up the post in June 2007.

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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1924–1978

Minister of State at the Department of Finance 1978–present

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1924–1978

#		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
	1.	John M. O'Sullivan	December 1, 1924	January 27, 1926	Cumann na nGaedhael
	2.	Eamonn Duggan	May 10, 1926	May 23, 1927	Cumann na nGaedhael
	3.	Séamus Burke	June 24, 1927	March 9, 1932	Cumann na nGaedhael
	4.	Hugo Flinn	March 10, 1932	January 28, 1943	Fianna Fáil
	5.	Seán Moylan	February 10, 1943	June 26, 1943	Fianna Fáil
	6.	Paddy Smith	July 2, 1943	December 31, 1947	Fianna Fáil
	7.	Seán O'Grady	January 1, 1947	February 18, 1948	Fianna Fáil
	8.	Michael Donnellan ''(1st time)''	February 18, 1948	June 13, 1951	Clann na Talmhan
	9.	Patrick Beegan ''(1st time)''	June 13, 1951	June 2, 1954	Fianna Fáil
		Michael Donnellan ''(2nd time)''	June 2, 1954	March 20, 1957	Clann na Talmhan
		Patrick Beegan ''(2nd time)''	March 20, 1957	February 24, 1958	Fianna Fáil
	10.	Gerald Bartley	February 24, 1958	July 23, 1959	Fianna Fáil
	11.	Joseph Brennan	July 27, 1959	September 15, 1961	Fianna Fáil
	12.	Donagh O'Malley	October 11, 1961	April 21, 1965	Fianna Fáil
	13.	Jim Gibbons	April 21, 1965	July 2, 1969	Fianna Fáil
	14.	Noel Lemass, Jnr	July 2, 1969	March 14, 1973	Fianna Fáil
	15.	Henry Kenny	March 14, 1973	September 30, 1975	Fine Gael
	16.	Michael Begley	September 30, 1975	May 25, 1977	Fine Gael
	17.	Pearse Wyse	July 5, 1977	January 1, 1978	Fianna Fáil

Minister of State at the Department of Finance 1978–present

#		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
	1.	Pearse Wyse	January 1, 1978	December 11, 1979	Fianna Fáil
	2.	Tom McEllistrim, Jnr	December 13, 1979	June 30, 1981	Fianna Fáil
	3.	Joseph Bermingham ''(1st time)''	June 30, 1981	March 9, 1982	Labour Party
	4.	Sylvester Barrett	March 23, 1982	December 14, 1982	Fianna Fáil
		Joseph Bermingham ''(2nd time)''	December 16, 1982	February 2, 1986	Labour Party
	5.	Avril Doyle	February 2, 1986	January 21, 1987	Fine Gael
	6.	Noel Treacy ''(1st time)''	March 12, 1987	July 12, 1989	Fianna Fáil
	7.	Brendan Daly	July 19, 1989	February 6, 1991	Fianna Fáil
	8.	Vincent Brady	February 6, 1991	November 15, 1991	Fianna Fáil
	9.	John O'Donoghue	November 15, 1991	February 13, 1992	Fianna Fáil
		Noel Treacy ''(2nd time)''	February 13, 1992	January 12, 1993	Fianna Fáil
	10.	Noel Dempsey	January 14, 1993	December 15, 1994	Fianna Fáil
	11.	Hugh Coveney ''(1st time)''	December 20, 1994	February 10, 1995	Fine Gael
	12.	Jim Higgins	February 10, 1995	May 24, 1995	Fine Gael
		Hugh Coveney ''(2nd time)''	May 24, 1995	June 26, 1997	Fine Gael
	13.	Martin Cullen	July 8, 1997	June 6, 2002	Fianna Fáil
	14.	Tom Parlon	June 19, 2002	June 20, 2007	Progressive Democrats
	14.	Noel Ahern	June 20, 2007	''Incumbent''	Fianna Fáil