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==Cabinet (2008 - )==
==Cabinet (2008 - )==
Brian Cowen's government controls the 30th Irish [[Dáil]] (parliament). The government is a coalition of Fianna Fail and the Green Party. The coalition had also included one member of the [[Progressive Democrats]] (PD) party, which will disband in November 2008. The sole PD member in the government, Mary Harney, will be allowed retain her cabinet seat as an Independent TD.
Brian Cowen's government controls the 30th Irish [[Dáil]] (parliament). The government is a coalition of Fianna Fail and the Green Party. The coalition had also included one member of the [[Progressive Democrats]] (PD) party, which will disband in November 2008. The sole PD member in the government, Mary Harney, will be allowed retain her cabinet seat as an Independent TD.
As of 2008, the [[President of Ireland]] during Cowen's tenure is [[Mary McAleese]], while [[Fine Gael]] leader [[Enda Kenny]] serves as Leader of the Opposition.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Party
!Party
|-
|-
|'''Taoiseach'''
|Taoiseach
|Brian Cowen
|Brian Cowen
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Tánasite'''
|Tánasite
|Mary Coughlan
|Mary Coughlan
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Finance'''
|Minister for Finance
|Brian Lenihan, Jr.
|Brian Lenihan, Jr.
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform'''
|Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform
|Dermot Ahern
|Dermot Ahern
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Foreign Affairs'''
|Minister for Foreign Affairs
|Michael Martin
|Michael Martin
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Defence'''
|Minister for Defence
|Willie O'Dea
|Willie O'Dea
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Health'''
|Minister for Health
|Mary Harney
|Mary Harney
|Progressive Democrat
|Progressive Democrat
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food'''
|Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
|Brendan Smith
|Brendan Smith
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Arts, Sports & Tourism'''
|Minister for Arts, Sports & Tourism
|Martin Cullen
|Martin Cullen
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources'''
|Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
|Eamonn Ryan
|Eamonn Ryan
|Green Party
|Green Party
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Community, Gaeltacht & Rural Affairs'''
|Minister for Community, Gaeltacht & Rural Affairs
|Eamon O'Cuív
|Eamon O'Cuív
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Education & Science'''
|Minister for Education & Science
|Batt O'Keeffe
|Batt O'Keeffe
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment'''
|Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment
|Mary Coughlan
|Mary Coughlan
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government'''
|Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government
|John Gormley
|John Gormley
|Green Party
|Green Party
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Social & Family Affairs'''
|Minister for Social & Family Affairs
|Mary Hanafin
|Mary Hanafin
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Transport'''
|Minister for Transport
|Noel Dempsey
|Noel Dempsey
|Fianna Fáil
|Fianna Fáil
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Ireland]]
[[Category:Ireland]]