| Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members | 27 December 2011 |
President | Michael D. HIGGINS |
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) | Enda KENNY |
Deputy Prime Minister | Eamon GILMORE |
Minister for Agriculture, Marine, & Food | Simon COVENEY |
Minister for Arts, Heritage, & Gaeltacht Affairs | Jimmy DEENIHAN |
Minister for Children | Frances Fitzgerald |
Minister for Communications, Energy, & Natural Resources | Pat RABBITTE |
Minister for Education & Skills | Ruairi QUINN |
Minister for Enterprise, Jobs, & Innovation | Richard BRUTON |
Minister for Environment, Community, & Local Government | Phil HOGAN |
Minister for Finance | Michael NOONAN |
Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade | Eamon GILMORE |
Minister for Health | James REILLY |
Minister for Justice, Equality, & Defense | Alan SHATTER |
Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform | Brendan HOWLIN |
Minister for Social Protection | Joan BURTON |
Minister for Transport, Tourism, & Sport | Leo VARADKAR |
Attorney General | Maire WHELAN |
Governor, Central Bank of Ireland | Patrick HONOHAN |
Ambassador to the US | Michael COLLINS |
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | Anne ANDERSON |