Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs (Irish: An tAire Gnóthaí Eachtracha) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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Department of Foreign Affairs | |
Member of | |
Reports to | Taoiseach |
Seat | Iveagh House, Dublin, Ireland |
Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
Inaugural holder | George Noble Plunkett |
Formation | 22 January 1919 |
Website | Department of Foreign Affairs |
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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 current office holder is Micheál Martin, TD. He is also Minister for Defence.
He is assisted by: