Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform | |
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Department of Public Expenditure and Reform | |
Member of | |
Reports to | Taoiseach |
Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
Inaugural holder | Brendan Howlin |
Formation | 9 March 2011 |
Website | Department of Public Expenditure and Reform |
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Irish: An tAire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe) is the senior minister at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in the Government of Ireland.
The current Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is Michael McGrath, TD. He is assisted by:
- Ossian Smyth – Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment; and
- Patrick O'Donovan – Minister of State for the Office of Public Works.[1]
The department is responsible for Public Expenditure and Reform. It was created in July 2011, taking over some of the functions of the Department of Finance.[2]
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 2011–present[]
Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
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Brendan Howlin | 9 March 2011[a] | 6 May 2016 | Labour | 29th | |
Paschal Donohoe[b] | 6 May 2016 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | 30th • 31st | |
Michael McGrath | 27 June 2020 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | 32nd |
- Notes
- ^ Howlin was a minister without portfolio from 9 March 2011 to 6 July 2011 before the department was formally established.
- ^ Also Minister for Finance from 14 June 2017.
References[]
- ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, archived from the original on 7 August 2020, retrieved 31 July 2020
- ^ "Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011". 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
External links[]
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- Ministers for Public Expenditure and Reform