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Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety
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The Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food of the Government of Ireland. From 1993 to 2011, the office was titled Minister of State for Food and Horticulture.
The Minister works together with the senior Minister in this department and has special responsibility for all affairs in relation to food, horticulture and food safety. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
[edit]Minister of State for Food and Horticulture 1993–2011 |
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| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
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| 1. | Brian O’Shea | 14 January 1993 | 19 November 1994 | Labour Party | |
| 2. | Jimmy Deenihan | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | |
| 3. | Ned O’Keeffe | 8 July 1997 | 17 February 2001 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 4. | Éamon Ó CuÃv | 19 February 2001 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 5. | Noel Treacy | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 6. | Brendan Smith | 29 September 2004 | 20 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 7. | Trevor Sargent[1] | 20 June 2007 | 23 February 2010 | Green Party | |
| 8. | Ciarán Cuffe | 23 March 2010 | 23 January 2011 | Green Party | |
[edit]Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety 2011– |
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| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 9. | Shane McEntee | 10 March 2011 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | |
