Back Ministre d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Medi Marítim Catalan Ministre de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation et de la Marine (Irlande) French
| Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine | |
|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Taoiseach |
| Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
| Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
| Inaugural holder | Robert Barton as Director of Agriculture |
| Formation | 2 April 1919 |
| Website | Official website  |
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Irish: An tAire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Historically, the agriculture portfolio has gone under a number of different names; the holder has often borne the title of simply Minister for Agriculture.
The current Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is Charlie McConalogue. He is assisted by two Ministers of State:
- Senator Pippa Hackett – Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity
- Martin Heydon, TD – Minister of State for Research & Development, Farm Safety and New Market Development[1][2]
- ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, archived from the original on 7 August 2020, retrieved 4 August 2020
- ^ "Ministers". Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.