Following yet another victory for Fianna Fáil at the NUMBER@1 general election , PERSON@1 became Minister for External Affairs -LRB- renamed Foreign Affairs in NUMBER@2 -RRB- , one of the most prestigious of cabinet posts .

After another election win in NUMBER@1 PERSON@1 became Minister for External Affairs -LRB- renamed Foreign Affairs in NUMBER@2 -RRB- , one of the top cabinet posts .
