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Twenty Ninth Dáil


Twenty-Ninth Dáil (06.6.2002 – 29.04.2007)

Twenty-Sixth Government (06.6.02 – 14.06.2007)

Name Post held
Bertie Ahern Taoiseach
Mary Harney Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise & Employment (to: 29.9.04), *Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children **(from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007)(*Tánaiste until 12.9.2006)**
Michael Smith Minister for Defence (resigned : 29.9.04)
Joe Walsh Minister for Agriculture, Food & Rural Development* (resigned : 29.9.04) (change of Dept. name to Agriculture & Food (with effect from 19/6/02)
Charlie McCreevy Minister for Finance (resigned : 29.9.04)
Brian Cowen Minister for Foreign Affairs (to: 29.9.04), Minister for Finance (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007)
Noel Dempsey Minister for Education & Science (to: 29.9.04), Minister for Communications, Marine & Natural Resources (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007 )
Dermot Ahern Minister for Marine & Natural Resources* (to: 29.9.04) (change of Dept. name to Communications, Marine & Natural Resources (with effect from 19/6/02), Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 29.9.04 –14.6.2007)
John O’Donoghue Minister for Tourism, Sport & Recreation* (change of Dept. name to Arts, Sport & Tourism (with effect from 19/6/02)
Micheál Martin Minister for Health & Children (to: 29.9.04),

Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007)|

Seamus Brennan Minister for Public Enterprise* (change of Dept. name to Transport (with effect from 19/6/02), Minister for Social and Family Affairs (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007)
Michael McDowell Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform, Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (from 13.9.2006 to 14.6.2007)
Martin Cullen Minister for Environment & Local Government* (to: 29.9.04) (change of Dept. name to Environment, Heritage and Local Government (with effect from 10/6/03), Minister for Transport (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007)
Éamon Ó Cuív Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands (change of Dept. name to Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs (with effect from 19/6/02)
Mary Coughlan Minister for Social, Community & Family Affairs* (to: 29.9.04) (change of Dept. name to Social and Family Affairs (with effect from 19/6/02), Minister for Agriculture and Food (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007)

New Ministers Following Reshuffle On 29.9.04

Mary Hanafin Minister for Education & Science (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007)
Willie O’Dea Minister for Defence (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007)
Dick Roche Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007)

Notes

  • Fianna Fáil/Progressive Democrat Government
  • Minister and Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development changed name to Agriculture and Food w.e.f. 19 June, 2002
  • Minister and Department of Marine and Natural Resources changed name to Communications, Marine and Natural Resources w.e.f. 19 June, 2002
  • Minister and Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands changed name to Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs i.e. 19 June, 2002
  • Minister and Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs changed name to Social and Family Affairs i.e. 19 June, 2002
  • Minister and Department of the Environment and Local Government changed name to Environment, Heritage and Local Government w.e.f. 10 June, 2003
  • Reshuffle of this Government : Wednesday, 29th September, 2004.
  • The following Ministers resigned on 29.09.04: Michael Smith, Joe Walsh and Charlie McCreevy.

Ministers of State

Name Post held
Mary Hanafin MOS at Dept. of Taoiseach (Govt. Whip)(from 06.06.02 - 29.9.04), MOS at Dept. of Defence (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04), Minister for Education and Science (from 29.9.04 -14.06.07)
Dick Roche MOS at the Department of Taoiseach, MOS at the Department of Foreign Affairs (from 06.06.02 - 29.09.04), Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07)
Síle de Valera MOS at the Department of Education & Science (from 19.06.02 to 12.12.06 (resigned))
Brian Lenihan MOS at the Department of Education & Science, MOS at the Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform, MOS at the Department of Health & Children (from 19.06.02)
Jim McDaid MOS at the Department of Transport* (from 19.06.02 - 05.10.04 (resigned))
Frank Fahey MOS at the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04), MOS at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07)
Michael Ahern MOS at the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment (from 19.06.02)
Noel Treacy MOS at the Department of Agriculture & Food* (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04), MOS at the Department of the Taoiseach, MOS at the Department of Foreign Affairs (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07)
Liam Aylward MOS at the Department of Agriculture & Food* (from 19.06.02 - 11.06.04 - elected as an MEP on that date)
Tom Kitt MOS at the Department of Foreign Affairs (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04), Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Govt. Whip), Minister of State at the Department of Defence (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07)
Willie O’Dea MOS at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04), Minister for Defence (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07)
Pat the Cope Gallagher MOS at the Department of the Environment & Local Government (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04)(Title Change to Environment, Heritage and Local Government w.e.f. 10.06.03), MOS at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (from 29.9.04 - 14.2.06), MOS at the Department of Transport (14.2.06 - 14.06.07)
Noel Ahern MOS at the Department of the Environment & Local Government (from 19.06.02 - 14.06.07)(Title Change w.e.f. 10.06.03 - Environment, Heritage and Local Government), MOS at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (from 19.06.02)
John Browne MOS at the Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources (from 19.06.02 - 29.09.04), MOS at the Department of Agriculture and Food (from 29.9.04 - 14.2.06), MOS at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (from 14.2.06 - 14.06.2007)
Ivor Callely MOS at the Department of Health & Children (from 19/6/02 - 29.9.04), MOS at the Department of Transport (from 29.9.04 - 8.12.05 (resigned))
Tim O’Malley MOS at the Department of Health & Children (from 19/6/02)
Tom Parlon MOS at the Department of Finance (from 19/6/02)

New MOS on 29/9/04

Sean Power MOS at the Department of Health and Children (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07)
Batt O’Keeffe MOS at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07)
Tony Killeen MOS at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07)
Brendan Smith MOS at the Department of Agriculture and Food (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07)
Conor Lenihan MOS at the Department of Foreign Affairs (from 5.10.04 - 14.06.07)
Mary Wallace MOS at the Department of Agriculture and Food (from 14.2.06 - 14.06.07)
Sean Haughey MOS at the Department of Education and Science (from 12/12/06 - 14.06.07)

Note 1

  • Department of Transport was originally the Department of Public Enterprise. Alternation of Department Name Order came into effect on 19 June, 2002
  • Department of Agriculture & Food was originally the Department of Agriculture, Food & Rural Development. Alteration of Department Name Order came into effect on 19 June, 2002
  • Department of the Environment and Local Government changed title to Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with effect from 10 June, 2003
  • Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources was originally the Department of Marine & Natural Resources. Alteration of Department Name Order came into effect on 19, June, 2002
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was originally the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. Alteration of Department Name Order came into effect on 19 June, 2002