On 9 March 1982, the 18th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Fianna Fáil government was led by the Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
On that day Haughey announced to the Dáil that the Government had appointed Bertie Ahern, TD to the post of Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip. On 23 March 1982, the Taoiseach announced that the Government had appointed the other Ministers of State.
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Ministers of State of the 23rd Dáil Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA