| Bertie Ahern | Taoiseach |
| Mary Harney | Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise & Employment (to: 29.9.04) *Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007) (*Tánaiste until 12.9.2006) |
| Michael Smith | Minister for Defence (resigned : 29.9.04) |
| Joe Walsh | Minister for Agriculture, Food & Rural Development* (resigned : 29.9.04) * change of Dept. name to Agriculture & Food (with effect from 19/6/02) |
| Charlie McCreevy | Minister for Finance (resigned : 29.9.04) |
| Brian Cowen | Minister for Foreign Affairs (to: 29.9.04) Minister for Finance (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007) |
| Noel Dempsey | Minister for Education & Science (to: 29.9.04) Minister for Communications, Marine & Natural Resources (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007 ) |
| Dermot Ahern | Minister for Marine & Natural Resources* (to: 29.9.04) change of Dept. name to Communications, Marine & Natural Resources (with effect from 19/6/02) Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 29.9.04 –14.6.2007) |
| John O’Donoghue | Minister for Tourism, Sport & Recreation* * change of Dept. name to Arts, Sport & Tourism (with effect from 19/6/02) |
| Micheál Martin | Minister for Health & Children (to: 29.9.04) Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007) |
| Seamus Brennan | Minister for Public Enterprise* * change of Dept. name to Transport (with effect from 19/6/02) Minister for Social and Family Affairs (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007) |
| Michael McDowell | Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (from 13.9.2006 to 14.6.2007) |
| Martin Cullen | Minister for Environment & Local Government* (to: 29.9.04) change of Dept. name to Environment, Heritage and Local Government (with effect from 10/6/03) Minister for Transport (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007) |
| Éamon Ó Cuív | Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands change of Dept. name to Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs (with effect from 19/6/02) |
| Mary Coughlan | Minister for Social, Community & Family Affairs* (to: 29.9.04) * change of Dept. name to Social and Family Affairs (with effect from 19/6/02) Minister for Agriculture and Food (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007) |
| NEW MINISTERS FOLLOWING RESHUFFLE ON 29.9.04 |
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| Mary Hanafin | Minister for Education & Science (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007) |
| Willie O’Dea | Minister for Defence (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007) |
| Dick Roche | Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (from 29.9.04 – 14.6.2007) |
| Notes: | |
| (1) Fianna Fáil/Progressive Democrat Government |
| (2) Minister and Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development changed name to Agriculture and Food w.e.f. 19 June, 2002 |
| (3) Minister and Department of Marine and Natural Resources changed name to Communications, Marine and Natural Resources w.e.f. 19 June, 2002 |
| (4) Minister and Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands changed name to Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs i.e. 19 June, 2002 |
| (5) Minister and Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs changed name to Social and Family Affairs i.e. 19 June, 2002 |
| (6) Minister and Department of the Environment and Local Government changed name to Environment, Heritage and Local Government w.e.f. 10 June, 2003 |
| (7) Reshuffle of this Government : Wednesday, 29th September, 2004. |
| (8) The following Ministers resigned on 29.09.04: Michael Smith, Joe Walsh and Charlie McCreevy. |
| (Ministers of State) |
| Name | Post held: |
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| Mary Hanafin | MOS at Dept. of Taoiseach (Govt. Whip) (from 06.06.02 - 29.9.04) MOS at Dept. of Defence (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04) Minister for Education and Science (from 29.9.04 -14.06.07) |
| Dick Roche | MOS at the Department of Taoiseach MOS at the Department of Foreign Affairs (from 06.06.02 - 29.09.04) Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07) |
| Síle de Valera | MOS at the Department of Education & Science (from 19.06.02 to 12.12.06 (resigned)) |
| Brian Lenihan | MOS at the Department of Education & Science MOS at the Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform MOS at the Department of Health & Children (from 19.06.02) |
| Jim McDaid | MOS at the Department of Transport* (from 19.06.02 - 05.10.04 (resigned)) |
| Frank Fahey | MOS at the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04) MOS at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07) |
| Michael Ahern | MOS at the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment (from 19.06.02) |
| Noel Treacy | MOS at the Department of Agriculture & Food** (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04) MOS at the Department of the Taoiseach MOS at the Department of Foreign Affairs (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07) |
| Liam Aylward | MOS at the Department of Agriculture & Food** (from 19.06.02 - 11.06.04 - elected as an MEP on that date) |
| Tom Kitt | MOS at the Department of Foreign Affairs (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04) Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Govt. Whip) Minister of State at the Department of Defence (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07) |
| Willie O’Dea | MOS at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04) Minister for Defence (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07) |
| Pat the Cope Gallagher | MOS at the Department of the Environment & Local Government (from 19.06.02 - 29.9.04) *** (Title Change to Environment, Heritage and Local Government w.e.f. 10.06.03) MOS at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (from 29.9.04 - 14.2.06) MOS at the Department of Transport (14.2.06 - 14.06.07) |
| Noel Ahern | MOS at the Department of the Environment & Local Government (from 19.06.02 - 14.06.07) *** (Title Change w.e.f. 10.06.03 - Environment, Heritage and Local Government) MOS at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs***** (from 19.06.02) |
| John Browne | MOS at the Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources**** (from 19.06.02 - 29.09.04) MOS at the Department of Agriculture and Food (from 29.9.04 - 14.2.06) MOS at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (from 14.2.06 - 14.06.2007) |
| Ivor Callely | MOS at the Department of Health & Children (from 19/6/02 - 29.9.04) MOS at the Department of Transport (from 29.9.04 - 8.12.05 (resigned)) |
| Tim O’Malley | MOS at the Department of Health & Children (from 19/6/02) |
| Tom Parlon | MOS at the Department of Finance (from 19/6/02) |
| NEW MOS on 29/9/04 |
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| Sean Power | MOS at the Department of Health and Children (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07) |
| Batt O’Keeffe | MOS at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07) |
| Tony Killeen | MOS at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07) |
| Brendan Smith | MOS at the Department of Agriculture and Food (from 29.9.04 - 14.06.07) |
| Conor Lenihan | MOS at the Department of Foreign Affairs (from 5.10.04 - 14.06.07) |
| Mary Wallace | MOS at the Department of Agriculture and Food (from 14.2.06 - 14.06.07) |
| Sean Haughey | MOS at the Department of Education and Science (from 12/12/06 - 14.06.07) |
| Note: (1) |
| * Department of Transport was originally the Department of Public Enterprise. Alternation of Department Name Order came into effect on 19 June, 2002 |
| ** Department of Agriculture & Food was originally the Department of Agriculture, Food & Rural Development. Alteration of Department Name Order came into effect on 19 June, 2002 |
| *** Department of the Environment and Local Government changed title to Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with effect from 10 June, 2003 |
| **** Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources was originally the Department of Marine & Natural Resources. Alteration of Department Name Order came into effect on 19, June, 2002 |
| ***** Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was originally the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. Alteration of Department Name Order came into effect on 19 June, 2002 |