Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Incumbent Simon Harris since 23 January 2025
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Type	Foreign affairs minister Trade minister
Status	Cabinet minister
Member of	Government of Ireland Council of the European Union Dáil Éireann
Reports to	Taoiseach
Seat	Iveagh House, Dublin, Ireland
Nominator	Taoiseach
Appointer	President of Ireland (on the advice of the Taoiseach)
Inaugural holder	George Noble Plunkett
Formation	22 January 1919
Salary	€210,750 (2025) (including €115,953 TD salary)[1]
Website	Official website

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Irish: An tAire Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The Minister's office is located at Iveagh House, on St Stephen's Green in Dublin; "Iveagh House" is often used as a metonym for the department as a whole. From 1922 until 1971, the title of the office was Minister for External Affairs.

The office holder since January 2025^[update] is Simon Harris, TD. He is also Minister for Defence.

He is assisted by:

• Thomas Byrne, TD – Minister of State for European Affairs
• Neale Richmond, TD – Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora