Twenty-Seventh Dáil
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HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT – TWENTY-SEVENTH DÁIL Twenty-Seventh Dáil (14.12.1992 - 15.2.97) Twenty-Third Government (12.1.1993 -15.12.1994) Name: Post held: Albert Reynolds Taoiseach (12.1.93 - 15.12.94) Minister for Foreign Affairs (18.11.94 - 15.12.94) * Dick Spring Tánaiste & Minister for Foreign Affairs (12.1.93 resigned on 17.11.94) Bertie Ahern Minister for Finance (12.1.93 - 15.12.94) Minister for Arts, Culture & Gaeltacht (18.11.94 - 15.12.94) Appointed Tánaiste (19.11.94 - 15.12.94) Michael J. Woods Minister for Social Welfare (12.1.93 - 15.12.94) Minister for Health (18.11.94 - 15.12.94) Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Minister for Justice (12.1.93 - 15.12.94) Minister for Equality & Law Reform (18.11.94 -15.12.94) * Ruairí Quinn Minister for Industry and Commerce* (12.1.93 resigned on 17/11/94) *Change of Department name to Enterprise and Employment w.e.f. 21.1.93) Michael Smith Minister for the Environment (12.1.93 - 15.12.94) Minister for Education (18.11.94 - 15.12.94) David Andrews Minister for Defence and Minister for the Marine (12.1.93 - 15.12.94) Joe Walsh Minister for Agriculture & Food* (12.1.93 - 15.12.94) *Change of Department name to Agriculture, Food & Forestry w.e.f. 21.1.93) Charlie McCreevey Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications (12.1.93 - 22.1.93) Minister for Tourism & Trade (22.1.93 - 15.12.94) Minister for Enterprise & Employment (18.11.94 - 15.12.94) Brian Cowen Minister for Energy (12.1.93 - 22.1.93) Minister for Transport, Energy & Communications (22.1.93 - 15.12.94) * Mervyn Taylor Minister for Labour* (12.1.93 resigned on 17.11.94) *Change of Department name to Equality and Law Reform w.e.f. 21.1.93) * Michael D. Higgins Minister for the Gaeltacht (12.1.93 resigned on 17.11.94) HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT – TWENTY-SEVENTH DÁIL *Change of Department name to Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht w.e.f. 21.1.93) * Brendan Howlin Minister for Health (12.1.93 resigned on 17.11.94) * Niamh Bhreathnach Minister for Education (12.1.93 resigned on 17.11.94) Note: 1. Fianna Fáil/Labour Government 2. Change of Government - 15/12/94 - without dissolution of Dáil. 3. * Labour Ministers resigned on 17/11/94/ portfolios reassigned on 18/11/94, to serving Ministers i.e. no new appointees to Cabinet. 4. Department Title changes: Department of Agriculture & Food changed to Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (with effect from 21.1.93) Department of Energy changed to Department of Tourism & Trade (with effect from 22.1.93) Department of Industry & Commerce changed to Department of Enterprise & Employment (with effect from 21.1.93) Department of Labour changed to Department of Equality & Law Reform (with effect from 21.1.93) Department of the Gaeltacht changed to Department of Arts, Culture & the Gaeltacht (with effect from 21.1.93) Note On the 22.1.93, the Government, following the Dept Title change from Energy to Tourism and Trade, terminated the assignment of the Dept of Tourism and Trade to Brian Cowen and assigned that Dept to Charlie McCreevey; terminated the assignment of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications to Charlie McCreevy and assigned that Dept to Brian Cowen. HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT – TWENTY-SEVENTH DÁIL Twenty-Seventh Dáil (14.12.1992- 15.5.97) Twenty-Third Government (12.1.1993 - 15.12.1994) (Ministers of State) Name: Post held: Noel Dempsey MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (Govt. Whip)(12.1.93 -15.12.94) MOS at Dept. of Defence (12.1.93 -15.12.94) MOS at Dept. of Finance (OPW) (14.1.93 -15.12.94) Tom Kitt MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach MOS at Dept. Foreign Affairs (14.1.93 -15.12.94) Noel Treacy MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach MOS at Dept. of Finance MOS at Dept. of Transport, Energy and Communications (14.1.93 -15.12.94) Mary O'Rourke MOS at Dept. of Enterprise & Employment (14.1.93 -15.12.94) Seamus Brennan MOS at Dept. of Enterprise & Employment (14.1.93 -15.12.94) Pat the Cope Gallagher MOS at Dept. of Arts, Culture and Gaeltacht (14.1.93 - 15.6.94) Elected to European Parliament Eithne Fitzgerald MOS at Department of Finance (14.1.93 - 17.11.94) Resigned Liam Aylward MOS at Dept. of Education (14.1.93 -15.12.94) Liam Hyland MOS at Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (14.1.93 - 15.6.94) Elected to European Parliament Brian O'Shea MOS at Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (14.1.93 - 17.11.94) Resigned Willie O'Dea MOS at Dept. of Justice MOS at Dept. of Health (14.1.93 - 15.12.94) John Browne MOS at Dept. of the Environment (14.1.93 -15.12.94) Emmet Stagg MOS at Dept. of the Environment (14.1.93 - 17.11.94) Resigned Gerry O'Sullivan MOS at Dept. of the Marine (14.1.93 - died 5/8/94) Joan Burton MOS at Dept. of Social Welfare (14.1.93 -17.11.94) Resigned Note: Fianna Fáil/Labour Government. HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT – TWENTY-SEVENTH DÁIL Twenty-Seventh Dáil (14.12.1992 - 15.2.97) Twenty-Fourth Government (15.12.94 - 26.6.97) Name Post held: John Bruton Taoiseach (also Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications from 30/11/96 to 3/12/96) Dick Spring Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ruairi Quinn Minister for Finance Michael Noonan Minister for Health Alan Dukes Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Minister Dukes took up this post on 3/12/96 after resignation of Deputy Michael Lowry) Mervyn Taylor Minister for Equality and Law Reform Michael D. Higgins Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht Brendan Howlin Minister for the Environment Niamh Bhreathnach Minister for Education Nora Owen Minister for Justice Proinsias De Rossa Minister for Social Welfare Enda Kenny Minister for Tourism and Trade Richard Bruton Minister for Enterprise and Employment Ivan Yates Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Michael Lowry Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (to 30.11.96 - resigned) Hugh Coveney Minister for Defence and Minister for the Marine (to 23.5.1995 - resigned - appointed MOS at Finance [O.P.W.]) Sean Barrett Minister for Defence and Minister for the Marine (from 23.5.1995) Note: Fine Gael/Labour/Democratic Left Government Following the dissolution of a Dáil on 15/5/97, the Government will remain in office, even if it loses the General Election, until the new Dáil meets and nominates a new Government. HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT – TWENTY-SEVENTH DÁIL Twenty-Seventh Dáil (14.12.1992 - 15.5.97) Twenty-Fourth Government (15.12.1994 - 26.6.97) (Ministers of State) Name: Post held: Sean Barrett MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (Govt. Whip) MOS at Dept. of Defence (from 15.12.1994 to 23.5.1995) Jim Higgins MOS at Dept. of Finance (from 10.2.1995 to 23.5.1995 - appointed as MOS at Dept. of Taoiseach and Defence) MOS at Dept. of the Taoiseach (Govt. Whip) MOS at Dept. of Defence ( from 24.5.1995) Pat Rabbitte MOS to the Government MOS at Dept. of Enterprise and Employment (from 15.12.1994) Emmet Stagg MOS at Dept. of Transport, Energy and Communications (from 20.12.1994) Brian O'Shea MOS at Dept. of Health (from 20.12.1994) Eithne Fitzgerald MOS at Office of the Tanaiste MOS at Dept. of Enterprise and Employment (from 20.12.1994) Joan Burton MOS at Dept. of Foreign Affairs (from 20.12.1994) Toddy O'Sullivan MOS at Dept. of Tourism and Trade (from 20.12.1994) Gay Mitchell MOS at Dept. of Taoiseach MOS at Dept. of Foreign Affairs (from 20.12.1994) Bernard Allen MOS at Dept. of Education MOS at Dept. of the Environment (from 20.12.1994) Bernard Durkan MOS at Dept. of Social Welfare (from 20.12.1994) Jimmy Deenihan MOS at Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (from 20.12.1994) Phil Hogan MOS at Dept. of Finance (from 20.12.1994 to 9.2.1995 - resigned) Hugh Coveney MOS at Dept. of Finance (from 24.5.1995 - resigned as Minister for Defence & Marine) Austin Currie MOS at Dept. of Health MOS at Dept. of Education MOS at Dept. of Justice (from 20.12.1994) Eamon Gilmore MOS at Dept. of the Marine (from 20.12.1994) Liz McManus MOS at Dept. of the Environment (from 20.12.1994) Avril Doyle MOS at Dept. of Taoiseach MOS at Dept. of Finance MOS at Dept. of Transport, Energy and Communications HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT – TWENTY-SEVENTH DÁIL (from 27.1.1995 - following enactment of Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1995. Donal Carey MOS at Dept. of Taoiseach MOS at Dept. of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht (from 27.1.1995 - following enactment of Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1995. Note: Fine Gael/Labour/Democratic Left Government .