Brian Cowen has announced his cabinet reshuffle. Big news is that the Tainiste Mary Coughlan leaves Enterprise as expected, but moves to Education. Eamonn O’Cuiv finally, after many years, gets to leave the Gaeltacht. And the two Green Ministers stay as they were… More on RTE News…
Brian Cowen – Taoiseach
Mary Coughlan – Tánaiste, Minister for Education and Science
(Previously Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment)Brian Lenihan – Minister for Finance
Tony Killeen – Minister for Defence – Nominated
(Previously Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)Mary Harney – Minister for Health
Noel Dempsey – Minister for Transport
Dermot Ahern – Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Micheál Martin – Minister for Foreign Affairs
Pat Carey – Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs – Nominated
(Previously Chief Whip)Éamon Ó Cuív – Minister for Social and Family Affairs
(Previously Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs)Mary Hanafin – Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism
(Previously Minister for Social and Family Affairs)John Gormley – Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Eamon Ryan – Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Brendan Smith – Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Batt O’Keeffe – Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
(Previously Minister for Education and Science)
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