Recently appointed deputy leader of Fianna Fáil takes over at the most heavyweight of Government departments
Tanaiste Micheál Martin announcing Jack Chambers as Fianna Fáil's deputy leader on the plinth at Leinster House, Dublin last week. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill– following his promotion last week as deputy leader of Fianna Fáil – catapults the young Dublin West TD into the role of front runner to replace Micheál Martin as leader of the party whenever he steps down.
Chambers was highly regarded by Martin when he served as chief whip during the period 2020-2022, when Martin was in the Taoiseach’s office. Martin considered appointing him as Minister for Health at the end of that period but made him a super-junior minister at the Department of Transport – sitting at Cabinet but without the authority of a full department – where he has frequently wrestled behind the scenes with Eamon Ryan.
Ministers for Finance tend to be powerful, impactful figures in the governments they serve; the roll call of alumni – whose portraits hang in the department – includes giants of Irish politics including Charles Haughey, John Bruton, Ray MacSharry, Albert Reynolds, Ruairi Quinn, Bertie Ahern, Charlie McCreevy and Michael Noonan. Many went on to become Taoiseach.
Budget 2025 – whether in October as currently scheduled or a few weeks beforehand – will be the last significant political act of the Coalition and inevitably the precursor to the general election itself.
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