Noel Treacy (18 December 1951 – 2 February 2022)[1] was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Minister of State in various government departments and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency from 1982 to 2011.
In March 1987, Fianna Fáil returned to government under Charles Haughey, and Treacy was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Finance, with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works and the Central Development Committee.
[9] In February 1992, Albert Reynolds succeeded Haughey as Taoiseach, and Treacy was appointed again as Minister of State at the Department of Finance, with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works and the Central Development Committee.
In October 1997, Treacy was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and at the Department of Education and Science with responsibility for science and technology, replacing Michael Smith who had been promoted to cabinet following the resignation of Ray Burke.
Following 17 years as a Minister of State in various governments, Treacy was not reappointed to a junior ministerial post by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
He was subsequently appointed Chairman of Joint Oireachtas Committee on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.