Minister: Mary Coughlan

Mary Coughlan

Mary Anne Coughlan (born 28 May 1965) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Tánaiste from 2008 to 2011, Deputy leader of Fianna Fáil from 2008 to 2011, Minister for Health and Children from January 2011 to March 2011, Minister for Education and Skills from 2010 to 2011, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment from 2008 to 2010, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food from 2004 to 2008, Minister for Social and Family Affairs from 2002 to 2004 and Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and the Islands from 2001 to 2002. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal South-West constituency from 1987 to 2011.

name	from	to	role	description	end	source	confidence
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (I)	2008-05-07	2010-03-23	Tanaiste	Fianna Fáil	Midterm Reshuffle	"http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=9395&&CatID=67; Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowen, TD, Dáil Éireann, Nomination of Members of Government, 23rd March, 2010"	5
Department of Social and Family Affairs	2002-01-17	2004-09-29	Minister	Fianna Fáil		DSFA Annual Report 2007	5
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	2007-10-01	2008-05-07	Minister	Fianna Fáil		http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/	5
Department of Agriculture and Food (III)	2004-09-29	2007-10-01	Minister	Fianna Fáil		http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/	5
Department of Education and Science	2010-03-23	2010-05-02	Tanaiste			"Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowen, TD, Dáil Éireann, Nomination of Members of Government, 23rd March, 2010"	5
Department of Education and Skills	2010-05-02	2011-03-09	Tanaiste		Election New Goverment	https://www.education.ie/en/The-Department/Ministers/Ministers-for-Education-From-1921-to-Date.html	5
Department of Health and Children	2011-01-21	2011-03-09	Tanaiste		Election New Goverment	http://www.dohc.ie/	5

Minister Information

Mary Coughlan