The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Irish: An tAire Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála) is the senior minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the Government of Ireland. 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 the Tánaiste (deputy head of government), Eamon Gilmore, TD. He is assisted by:
- Joe Costello, TD – Minister of State for Trade and Development
- Lucinda Creighton, TD – Minister of State for European Affairs
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