Rulers: Ireland
Ministries, etc.
Note: Between 16 Jan and 9 Sep 1922 there were two parallel governments: the ministry appointed by the 2nd Dáil (10 Jan - 9 Sep 1922) and the Provisional Government recognized by Britain (16 Jan - 6 Dec 1922; ministerial portfolios allocated 1 Apr 1922). However, the composition of the two governments was largely identical.
Deputy prime ministers (Tánaiste; until 29 Dec 1937, vice presidents of the
Executive Council)
6 Dec 1922 - 10 Jul 1927 Kevin O'Higgins (b. 1892 - d. 1927)
14 Jul 1927 - 9 Mar 1932 Ernest Blythe (b. 1889 - d. 1975)
9 Mar 1932 - 14 Jun 1945 Sean T. O'Kelly (b. 1882 - d. 1966)
19 Jun 1945 - 18 Feb 1948 Sean F. Lemass (1st time) (b. 1899 - d. 1971)
18 Feb 1948 - 13 Jun 1951 William Norton (1st time) (b. 1900 - d. 1963)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 Sean F. Lemass (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 William Norton (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Mar 1957 - 23 Jun 1959 Sean F. Lemass (3rd time) (s.a.)
23 Jun 1959 - 21 Apr 1965 Sean MacEntee (b. 1889 - d. 1984)
21 Apr 1965 - 2 Jul 1969 Frank Aiken (b. 1898 - d. 1983)
2 Jul 1969 - 14 Mar 1973 Erskine H. Childers (b. 1905 - d. 1974)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Brendan Corish (b. 1918 - d. 1990)
5 Jul 1977 - 30 Jun 1981 George Colley (b. 1925 - d. 1983)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Michael O'Leary (b. 1936 - d. 2006)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Ray MacSharry (b. 1938)
14 Dec 1982 - 20 Jan 1987 Dick Spring (1st time) (b. 1950)
20 Jan 1987 - 10 Mar 1987 Peter Barry (b. 1928 - d. 2016)
10 Mar 1987 - 31 Oct 1990 Brian Lenihan (b. 1930 - d. 1995)
13 Nov 1990 - 12 Jan 1993 John P. Wilson (b. 1923 - d. 2007)
12 Jan 1993 - 17 Nov 1994 Dick Spring (2nd time) (s.a.)
19 Nov 1994 - 15 Dec 1994 Bertie Ahern (b. 1951)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Dick Spring (3rd time) (s.a.)
26 Jun 1997 - 13 Sep 2006 Mary Harney (f) (b. 1953)
13 Sep 2006 - 14 Jun 2007 Michael McDowell (b. 1951)
14 Jun 2007 - 7 May 2008 Brian Cowen (b. 1960)
7 May 2008 - 9 Mar 2011 Mary Coughlan (f) (b. 1965)
9 Mar 2011 - 4 Jul 2014 Eamon Gilmore (b. 1955)
4 Jul 2014 - 6 May 2016 Joan Burton (f) (b. 1949)
6 May 2016 - 30 Nov 2017 Frances Fitzgerald (f) (b. 1950)
30 Nov 2017 - 27 Jun 2020 Simon Coveney (b. 1972)
27 Jun 2020 - 17 Dec 2022 Leo Varadkar (b. 1979)
17 Dec 2022 - Micheál Martin (b. 1960)
Foreign Affairs and Trade
22 Jan 1919 Department of External Affairs
3 Mar 1971 Department of Foreign Affairs
9 Mar 2011 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministers
22 Jan 1919 - 26 Aug 1921 George Noble, Count Plunkett (b. 1851 - d. 1948)
26 Aug 1921 - 9 Jan 1922 Arthur Griffith (1st time) (b. 1871 - d. 1922)
10 Jan 1922 - 25 Jul 1922 George Gavan Duffy (b. 1882 - d. 1951)
26 Jul 1922 - 12 Aug 1922 Arthur Griffith (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Aug 1922 - 9 Sep 1922 Michael Hayes (b. 1889 - d. 1976)
30 Aug 1922 - 23 Jun 1927 Desmond Fitzgerald (b. 1888 - d. 1947)
23 Jun 1927 - 10 Jul 1927 Kevin O'Higgins (b. 1892 - d. 1927)
14 Jul 1927 - 11 Oct 1927 William Thomas Cosgrave (b. 1880 - d. 1965)
12 Oct 1927 - 9 Mar 1932 Patrick McGilligan (b. 1889 - d. 1979)
9 Mar 1932 - 18 Feb 1948 Eamon de Valera (b. 1882 - d. 1975)
18 Feb 1948 - 13 Jun 1951 Seán MacBride (b. 1904 - d. 1988)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 Frank Aiken (1st time) (b. 1898 - d. 1983)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 Liam Cosgrave (b. 1920 - d. 2017)
20 Mar 1957 - 2 Jul 1969 Frank Aiken (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Jul 1969 - 3 Jan 1973 Patrick J. Hillery (b. 1923 - d. 2008)
3 Jan 1973 - 14 Mar 1973 Brian Lenihan (1st time) (b. 1930 - d. 1995)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Garret FitzGerald (b. 1926 - d. 2011)
5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 Michael O'Kennedy (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
12 Dec 1979 - 30 Jun 1981 Brian Lenihan (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Jun 1981 - 21 Oct 1981 John Kelly (b. 1931 - d. 1991)
21 Oct 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 James Dooge (b. 1922 - d. 2010)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Gerard Collins (1st time) (b. 1938)
14 Dec 1982 - 10 Mar 1987 Peter Barry (b. 1928 - d. 2016)
10 Mar 1987 - 12 Jul 1989 Brian Lenihan (3rd time) (s.a.)
12 Jul 1989 - 11 Feb 1992 Gerard Collins (2nd time) (s.a.)
11 Feb 1992 - 12 Jan 1993 David Andrews (1st time) (b. 1936)
12 Jan 1993 - 17 Nov 1994 Dick Spring (1st time) (b. 1950)
18 Nov 1994 - 15 Dec 1994 Albert Reynolds (b. 1932 - d. 2014)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Dick Spring (2nd time) (s.a.)
26 Jun 1997 - 7 Oct 1997 Ray Burke (b. 1943)
8 Oct 1997 - 27 Jan 2000 David Andrews (b. 1936)
27 Jan 2000 - 29 Sep 2004 Brian Cowen (1st time) (b. 1960)
29 Sep 2004 - 7 May 2008 Dermot Ahern (b. 1955)
7 May 2008 - 19 Jan 2011 Micheál Martin (b. 1960)
19 Jan 2011 - 9 Mar 2011 Brian Cowen (2nd time) (s.a.)
9 Mar 2011 - 11 Jul 2014 Eamon Gilmore (b. 1955)
11 Jul 2014 - 14 Jun 2017 Charlie Flanagan (b. 1956)
14 Jun 2017 - 17 Dec 2022 Simon Coveney (b. 1972)
17 Dec 2022 - Micheál Martin (b. 1960)
Defence
Ministers
22 Jan 1919 - 1 Apr 1919 Richard Mulcahy (1st time) (b. 1886 - d. 1971)
2 Apr 1919 - 9 Jan 1922 Cathal Brugha (b. 1874 - d. 1922)
10 Jan 1922 - 19 Mar 1924 Richard Mulcahy (2nd time) (s.a.)
1 Jul 1922 - 22 Aug 1922 Michael Collins (b. 1890 - d. 1922)
(acting for Mulcahy)
20 Mar 1924 - 21 Nov 1924 William Thomas Cosgrave (b. 1880 - d. 1965)
21 Nov 1924 - 23 Jun 1927 Peter Hughes (b. ... - d. 1954)
23 Jun 1927 - 9 Mar 1932 Desmond Fitzgerald (b. 1888 - d. 1947)
24 Jun 1927 - 8 Sep 1927 William Thomas Cosgrave (s.a.)
(acting for Fitzgerald)
9 Mar 1932 - 8 Sep 1939 Frank Aiken (b. 1898 - d. 1983)
8 Sep 1939 - 18 Feb 1948 Oscar Traynor (1st time) (b. 1886 - d. 1963)
18 Feb 1948 - 7 Mar 1951 Thomas F. O'Higgins (b. 1890? - d. 1953)
7 Mar 1951 - 13 Jun 1951 Sean MacEoin (1st time) (b. 1893 - d. 1973)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 Oscar Traynor (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 Sean MacEoin (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Mar 1957 - 11 Oct 1961 Kevin Boland (b. 1917 - d. 2001)
11 Oct 1961 - 21 Apr 1965 Gerald Bartley (b. 1898 - d. 1975)
21 Apr 1965 - 2 Jul 1969 Michael Hilliard (b. 1903 - d. 1982)
2 Jul 1969 - 9 May 1970 James Gibbons (b. 1924 - d. 1997)
9 May 1970 - 14 Mar 1973 Jerry Cronin (b. 1925 - d. 1990)
14 Mar 1973 - 2 Dec 1976 Patrick S. Donegan (b. 1923 - d. 2000)
2 Dec 1976 - 16 Dec 1976 Liam Cosgrave (b. 1920 - d. 2017)
16 Dec 1976 - 5 Jul 1977 Oliver J. Flanagan (b. 1920 - d. 1987)
5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 Robert Molloy (b. 1936 - d. 2016)
12 Dec 1979 - 15 Oct 1980 Padraig Faulkner (b. 1918 - d. 2012)
15 Oct 1980 - 30 Jun 1981 Sylvester Barrett (b. 1926 - d. 2002)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 James Tully (b. 1915 - d. 1992)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Patrick Power (b. 1928 - d. 2013)
14 Dec 1982 - 14 Feb 1986 Patrick Cooney (b. 1931)
14 Feb 1986 - 10 Mar 1987 Paddy O'Toole (b. 1938)
10 Mar 1987 - 12 Jul 1989 Michael J. Noonan (b. 1935 - d. 2013)
12 Jul 1989 - 31 Oct 1990 Brian Lenihan (b. 1930 - d. 1995)
1 Nov 1990 - 5 Feb 1991 Charles Haughey (b. 1925 - d. 2006)
5 Feb 1991 - 14 Nov 1991 Brendan Daly (b. 1940)
14 Nov 1991 - 11 Feb 1992 Vincent Brady (b. 1936 - d. 2020)
11 Feb 1992 - 12 Jan 1993 John P. Wilson (b. 1923 - d. 2007)
12 Jan 1993 - 15 Dec 1994 David Andrews (1st time) (b. 1936)
15 Dec 1994 - 23 May 1995 Hugh Coveney (b. 1935 - d. 1998)
23 May 1995 - 26 Jun 1997 Sean Barrett (b. 1944)
26 Jun 1997 - 8 Oct 1997 David Andrews (2nd time) (s.a.)
8 Oct 1997 - 29 Sep 2004 Michael Smith (b. 1940)
29 Sep 2004 - 18 Feb 2010 Willie O'Dea (b. 1952)
18 Feb 2010 - 23 Mar 2010 Brian Cowen (b. 1960)
23 Mar 2010 - 20 Jan 2011 Tony Killeen (b. 1952)
20 Jan 2011 - 9 Mar 2011 Éamon Ó Cuív (b. 1950)
9 Mar 2011 - 8 May 2014 Alan Shatter (b. 1951)
8 May 2014 - 11 Jul 2014 Enda Kenny (1st time) (b. 1951)
11 Jul 2014 - 6 May 2016 Simon Coveney (1st time) (b. 1972)
6 May 2016 - 14 Jun 2017 Enda Kenny (2nd time) (s.a.)
6 May 2016 - 27 Jun 2020 Paul Kehoe (minister of state) (b. 1973)
14 Jun 2017 - 27 Jun 2020 Leo Varadkar (b. 1979)
27 Jun 2020 - 17 Dec 2022 Simon Coveney (2nd time) (s.a.)
17 Dec 2022 - Micheál Martin (b. 1960)
Coordination of Defence Measures
Minister
8 Sep 1939 - 19 Jun 1945 Frank Aiken (b. 1898 - d. 1983)
Finance
Ministers
22 Jan 1919 - 1 Apr 1919 Eoin MacNeill (b. 1867 - d. 1945)
2 Apr 1919 - 22 Aug 1922 Michael Collins (b. 1890 - d. 1922)
12 Jul 1922 - 21 Sep 1923 William Thomas Cosgrave (b. 1880 - d. 1965)
(acting to 25 Aug 1922 [for Collins to 22 Aug 1922])
21 Sep 1923 - 9 Mar 1932 Ernest Blythe (b. 1889 - d. 1975)
9 Mar 1932 - 16 Sep 1939 Sean MacEntee (1st time) (b. 1889 - d. 1984)
16 Sep 1939 - 14 Jun 1945 Sean T. O'Kelly (b. 1882 - d. 1966)
19 Jun 1945 - 18 Feb 1948 Frank Aiken (b. 1898 - d. 1983)
18 Feb 1948 - 13 Jun 1951 Patrick McGilligan (b. 1889 - d. 1979)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 Sean MacEntee (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 Gerard Sweetman (b. 1908 - d. 1970)
20 Mar 1957 - 21 Apr 1965 James Ryan (b. 1891 - d. 1970)
21 Apr 1965 - 10 Nov 1966 John Lynch (b. 1917 - d. 1999)
10 Nov 1966 - 7 May 1970 Charles Haughey (1st time) (b. 1925 - d. 2006)
9 May 1970 - 14 Mar 1973 George Colley (1st time) (b. 1925 - d. 1983)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Richie Ryan (b. 1929 - d. 2019)
5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 George Colley (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Dec 1979 - 16 Dec 1980 Michael O'Kennedy (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
16 Dec 1980 - 30 Jun 1981 Gene Fitzgerald (b. 1932 - d. 2007)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 John Bruton (1st time) (b. 1947)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Ray MacSharry (1st time) (b. 1938)
14 Dec 1982 - 14 Feb 1986 Alan Dukes (b. 1945)
14 Feb 1986 - 10 Mar 1987 John Bruton (2nd time) (s.a.)
10 Mar 1987 - 24 Nov 1988 Ray MacSharry (2nd time) (s.a.)
24 Nov 1988 - 7 Nov 1991 Albert Reynolds (b. 1932 - d. 2014)
8 Nov 1991 - 14 Nov 1991 Charles Haughey (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Nov 1991 - 15 Dec 1994 Bertie Ahern (b. 1951)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Ruairí Quinn (b. 1946)
26 Jun 1997 - 29 Sep 2004 Charlie McCreevy (b. 1949)
29 Sep 2004 - 7 May 2008 Brian Cowen (b. 1960)
7 May 2008 - 9 Mar 2011 Brian Lenihan (b. 1959 - d. 2011)
9 Mar 2011 - 14 Jun 2017 Michael Noonan (b. 1943)
14 Jun 2017 - 17 Dec 2022 Paschal Donohoe (b. 1974)
17 Dec 2022 - Michael McGrath (b. 1976)
Justice and Equality
22 Jan 1919 Department of Home Affairs
2 Jun 1924 Department of Justice
8 Jul 1997 Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
2 Jun 2010 Department of Justice and Law Reform
2 Apr 2011 Department of Justice and Equality
Ministers
22 Jan 1919 - 1 Apr 1919 Michael Collins (b. 1890 - d. 1922)
2 Apr 1919 - 26 Aug 1921 Arthur Griffith (b. 1871 - d. 1922)
26 Aug 1921 - 9 Jan 1922 Austin Stack (b. 1879 - d. 1929)
10 Jan 1922 - 9 Sep 1922 Eamonn Duggan (b. 1874 - d. 1936)
30 Aug 1922 - 10 Jul 1927 Kevin O'Higgins (b. 1892 - d. 1927)
14 Jul 1927 - 12 Oct 1927 William Thomas Cosgrave (b. 1880 - d. 1965)
12 Oct 1927 - 9 Mar 1932 James FitzGerald-Kenney (b. 1878 - d. 1956)
9 Mar 1932 - 8 Feb 1933 James Geoghegan (b. 1886 - d. 1951)
8 Feb 1933 - 8 Sep 1939 Patrick J. Ruttledge (b. 1892 - d. 1952)
8 Sep 1939 - 18 Feb 1948 Gerald Boland (1st time) (b. 1885 - d. 1973)
18 Feb 1948 - 7 Mar 1951 Sean MacEoin (b. 1893 - d. 1973)
7 Mar 1951 - 13 Jun 1951 Daniel Morrissey (b. 1895 - d. 1981)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 Gerald Boland (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 James Everett (b. 1894 - d. 1967)
20 Mar 1957 - 11 Oct 1961 Oscar Traynor (b. 1886 - d. 1963)
11 Oct 1961 - 8 Oct 1964 Charles Haughey (b. 1925 - d. 2006)
8 Oct 1964 - 3 Nov 1964 Sean F. Lemass (b. 1899 - d. 1971)
3 Nov 1964 - 26 Mar 1968 Brian Lenihan (b. 1930 - d. 1995)
27 Mar 1968 - 5 May 1970 Michael Moran (b. 1912 - d. 1983)
7 May 1970 - 14 Mar 1973 Desmond O'Malley (b. 1939 - d. 2021)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Patrick Cooney (b. 1931)
5 Jul 1977 - 30 Jun 1981 Gerard Collins (1st time) (b. 1938)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Jim Mitchell (b. 1946 - d. 2002)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Sean Doherty (b. 1944 - d. 2005)
14 Dec 1982 - 14 Feb 1986 Michael Noonan (b. 1943)
14 Feb 1986 - 10 Mar 1987 Alan Dukes (b. 1945)
10 Mar 1987 - 12 Jul 1989 Gerard Collins (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Jul 1989 - 11 Feb 1992 Ray Burke (b. 1943)
11 Feb 1992 - 4 Jan 1993 Padraig Flynn (b. 1939)
4 Jan 1993 - 15 Dec 1994 Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (f) (b. 1950)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Nora Owen (f) (b. 1945)
26 Jun 1997 - 6 Jun 2002 John O'Donoghue (b. 1956)
6 Jun 2002 - 14 Jun 2007 Michael McDowell (b. 1951)
14 Jun 2007 - 7 May 2008 Brian Lenihan (b. 1959 - d. 2011)
7 May 2008 - 20 Jan 2011 Dermot Ahern (b. 1955)
20 Jan 2011 - 9 Mar 2011 Brendan Smith (b. 1956)
9 Mar 2011 - 8 May 2014 Alan Shatter (b. 1951)
8 May 2014 - 14 Jun 2017 Frances Fitzgerald (f) (b. 1950)
14 Jun 2017 - 27 Jun 2020 Charlie Flanagan (b. 1956)
27 Jun 2020 - Helen McEntee (f) (b. 1986)
30 Apr 2021 - 1 Nov 2021 Heather Humphreys (f) (b. 1963)
(acting for McEntee)
26 Nov 2022 - 17 Dec 2022 Heather Humphreys (f) (s.a.)
(acting for McEntee)
17 Dec 2022 - Simon Harris (b. 1986)
(acting for McEntee)
Labour
2 Apr 1919 Department of Labour
21 Jan 1993 Department of Equality and Law Reform
Ministers
2 Apr 1919 - 9 Jan 1922 Constance Gore-Booth, Countess
Markievicz (f) (b. 1868 - d. 1927)
11 Jan 1922 - 9 Sep 1922 Joseph McGrath (b. 1887 - d. 1966)
17 Jul 1922 - 9 Sep 1922 Patrick Hogan (b. 1891 - d. 1936)
(acting for McGrath)
13 Jul 1966 - 2 Jul 1969 Patrick J. Hillery (b. 1923 - d. 2008)
2 Jul 1969 - 14 Mar 1973 Joseph Brennan (b. 1912 - d. 1980)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Michael O'Leary (b. 1936 - d. 2006)
5 Jul 1977 - 16 Dec 1980 Gene Fitzgerald (1st time) (b. 1932 - d. 2007)
16 Dec 1980 - 30 Jun 1981 Tom Nolan (b. 1921 - d. 1992)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Liam Kavanagh (1st time) (b. 1935 - d. 2021)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Gene Fitzgerald (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Dec 1982 - 13 Dec 1983 Liam Kavanagh (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 Dec 1983 - 20 Jan 1987 Ruairí Quinn (b. 1946)
20 Jan 1987 - 10 Mar 1987 Gemma Hussey (f) (b. 1938)
10 Mar 1987 - 14 Nov 1991 Bertie Ahern (b. 1951)
14 Nov 1991 - 11 Feb 1992 Michael O'Kennedy (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
11 Feb 1992 - 12 Jan 1993 Brian Cowen (b. 1960)
12 Jan 1993 - 17 Nov 1994 Mervyn Taylor (1st time) (b. 1931 - d. 2021)
18 Nov 1994 - 15 Dec 1994 Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (f) (b. 1950)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Mervyn Taylor (2nd time) (s.a.)
26 Jun 1997 - 8 Jul 1997 John O'Donoghue (b. 1956)
Public Expenditure and Reform
Ministers
9 Mar 2011 - 6 May 2016 Brendan Howlin (b. 1956)
6 May 2016 - 27 Jun 2020 Paschal Donohoe (1st time) (b. 1974)
27 Jun 2020 - 17 Dec 2022 Michael McGrath (b. 1976)
17 Dec 2022 - Paschal Donohoe (2nd time) (s.a.)
Housing, Planning and Local Government
2 Apr 1919 Department of Local Government
2 Jun 1924 Department of Local Government and Public Health
22 Jan 1947 Department of Local Government
16 Aug 1977 Department of Environment
22 Jul 1997 Department of Environment and Local Government
6 Jun 2002 Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
9 Mar 2011 Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
6 May 2016 Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
27 Jun 2020 Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Ministers
2 Apr 1919 - 9 Sep 1922 William Thomas Cosgrave (b. 1880 - d. 1965)
30 Aug 1922 - 15 Oct 1923 Ernest Blythe (b. 1889 - d. 1975)
15 Oct 1923 - 23 Jun 1927 James Burke (b. 1893 - d. ...)
23 Jun 1927 - 9 Mar 1932 Richard Mulcahy (b. 1886 - d. 1971)
9 Mar 1932 - 8 Sep 1939 Sean T. O'Kelly (b. 1882 - d. 1966)
8 Sep 1939 - 14 Aug 1941 Patrick J. Ruttledge (b. 1892 - d. 1952)
15 Aug 1941 - 18 Aug 1941 Eamon de Valera (b. 1882 - d. 1975)
18 Aug 1941 - 18 Feb 1948 Sean MacEntee (b. 1889 - d. 1984)
18 Feb 1948 - 29 Apr 1949 Timothy J. Murphy (b. 1893 - d. 1949)
3 May 1949 - 11 May 1949 William Norton (b. 1900 - d. 1963)
11 May 1949 - 13 Jun 1951 Michael Keyes (b. 1886 - d. 1959)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 Patrick Smith (1st time) (b. 1901 - d. 1982)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 Patrick O'Donnell (b. ... - d. 1970)
20 Mar 1957 - 27 Nov 1957 Patrick Smith (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Nov 1957 - 10 Nov 1966 Neil Blaney (b. 1922 - d. 1995)
10 Nov 1966 - 7 May 1970 Kevin Boland (b. 1917 - d. 2001)
9 May 1970 - 14 Mar 1973 Robert Molloy (b. 1936 - d. 2016)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 James Tully (b. 1915 - d. 1992)
5 Jul 1977 - 15 Oct 1980 Sylvester Barrett (b. 1926 - d. 2002)
15 Oct 1980 - 30 Jun 1981 Ray Burke (1st time) (b. 1943)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Peter Barry (b. 1928 - d. 2016)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Ray Burke (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Dec 1982 - 13 Dec 1983 Dick Spring (b. 1950)
13 Dec 1983 - 14 Feb 1986 Liam Kavanagh (b. 1935 - d. 2021)
14 Feb 1986 - 10 Mar 1987 John Boland (b. 1944 - d. 2000)
10 Mar 1987 - 8 Nov 1991 Padraig Flynn (b. 1939)
9 Nov 1991 - 14 Nov 1991 John P. Wilson (b. 1923 - d. 2007)
14 Nov 1991 - 11 Feb 1992 Rory O'Hanlon (b. 1934)
11 Feb 1992 - 15 Dec 1994 Michael Smith (b. 1940)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Brendan Howlin (b. 1956)
26 Jun 1997 - 6 Jun 2002 Noel Dempsey (b. 1953)
6 Jun 2002 - 29 Sep 2004 Martin Cullen (b. 1954)
29 Sep 2004 - 14 Jun 2007 Dick Roche (b. 1947)
14 Jun 2007 - 23 Jan 2011 John Gormley (b. 1959)
23 Jan 2011 - 9 Mar 2011 Éamon Ó Cuív (b. 1950)
9 Mar 2011 - 11 Jul 2014 Phil Hogan (b. 1960)
11 Jul 2014 - 6 May 2016 Alan Kelly (b. 1975)
6 May 2016 - 14 Jun 2017 Simon Coveney (b. 1972)
14 Jun 2017 - 27 Jun 2020 Eoghan Murphy (b. 1982)
27 Jun 2020 - Darragh O'Brien (b. 1974)
Health
22 Jan 1947 Department of Health
12 Jul 1997 Department of Health and Children
9 Mar 2011 Department of Health
Ministers
22 Jan 1947 - 18 Feb 1948 James Ryan (1st time) (b. 1891 - d. 1970)
18 Feb 1948 - 11 Apr 1951 Noel Browne (b. 1915 - d. 1997)
12 Apr 1951 - 13 Jun 1951 John A. Costello (b. 1891 - d. 1976)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 James Ryan (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 Thomas O'Higgins (b. 1916 - d. 2003)
20 Mar 1957 - 21 Apr 1965 Sean MacEntee (b. 1889 - d. 1984)
21 Apr 1965 - 13 Jul 1966 Donogh O'Malley (b. 1921 - d. 1968)
13 Jul 1966 - 2 Jul 1969 Sean Flanagan (b. 1922 - d. 1993)
2 Jul 1969 - 14 Mar 1973 Erskine H. Childers (b. 1905 - d. 1974)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Brendan Corish (b. 1918 - d. 1990)
5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 Charles Haughey (b. 1925 - d. 2006)
12 Dec 1979 - 30 Jun 1981 Michael J. Woods (1st time) (b. 1935)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Eileen Desmond (f) (b. 1932 - d. 2005)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Michael J. Woods (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Dec 1982 - 20 Jan 1987 Barry Desmond (b. 1935)
20 Jan 1987 - 10 Mar 1987 John Boland (b. 1944 - d. 2000)
10 Mar 1987 - 14 Nov 1991 Rory O'Hanlon (b. 1934)
14 Nov 1991 - 11 Feb 1992 Mary O'Rourke (f) (b. 1937)
11 Feb 1992 - 12 Jan 1993 John O'Connell (b. 1930 - d. 2013)
12 Jan 1993 - 17 Nov 1994 Brendan Howlin (b. 1956)
18 Nov 1994 - 15 Dec 1994 Michael J. Woods (3rd time) (s.a.)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Michael Noonan (b. 1943)
26 Jun 1997 - 27 Jan 2000 Brian Cowen (b. 1960)
27 Jan 2000 - 29 Sep 2004 Micheál Martin (b. 1960)
29 Sep 2004 - 20 Jan 2011 Mary Harney (f) (b. 1953)
20 Jan 2011 - 9 Mar 2011 Mary Coughlan (f) (b. 1965)
9 Mar 2011 - 11 Jul 2014 James Reilly (b. 1955)
11 Jul 2014 - 6 May 2016 Leo Varadkar (b. 1979)
6 May 2016 - 27 Jun 2020 Simon Harris (b. 1986)
27 Jun 2020 - Stephen Donnelly (b. 1975)
Children, Disabilities, Equality and Integration
9 Mar 2011 Department of Children and Youth Affairs
27 Jun 2020 Department of Children, Disabilities, Equality and Integration
Ministers
9 Mar 2011 - 8 May 2014 Frances Fitzgerald (f) (b. 1950)
8 May 2014 - 11 Jul 2014 Charlie Flanagan (b. 1956)
11 Jul 2014 - 6 May 2016 James Reilly (b. 1955)
6 May 2016 - 27 Jun 2020 Katherine Zappone (f) (b. 1953)
27 Jun 2020 - Roderic O'Gorman (b. 1982)
Enterprise, Trade and Employment
17 Jun 1919 Department of Trade and Commerce
11 Jan 1922 Department of Trade
30 Aug 1922 Department of Industry and Commerce
23 Sep 1977 Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy
23 Jan 1980 Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
21 Aug 1981 Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism
17 Dec 1983 Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism
19 Feb 1986 Department of Industry and Commerce
21 Jan 1993 Department of Enterprise and Employment
12 Jul 1997 Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
9 Mar 2011 Department of Enterprise and Jobs
6 May 2016 Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
2 Sep 2017 Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
27 Jun 2020 Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Ministers
17 Jun 1919 - 9 Sep 1922 Ernest Blythe (b. 1889 - d. 1975)
30 Aug 1922 - 7 Mar 1924 Joseph McGrath (b. 1887 - d. 1966)
4 Apr 1924 - 9 Mar 1932 Patrick McGilligan (b. 1889 - d. 1979)
9 Mar 1932 - 16 Sep 1939 Sean F. Lemass (1st time) (b. 1899 - d. 1971)
16 Sep 1939 - 18 Aug 1941 Sean MacEntee (b. 1889 - d. 1984)
18 Aug 1941 - 18 Feb 1948 Sean F. Lemass (2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Feb 1948 - 7 Mar 1951 Daniel Morrissey (b. 1895 - d. 1981)
7 Mar 1951 - 13 Jun 1951 Thomas F. O'Higgins (b. 1890? - d. 1953)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 Sean F. Lemass (3rd time) (s.a.)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 William Norton (b. 1900 - d. 1963)
20 Mar 1957 - 23 Jun 1959 Sean F. Lemass (4th time) (s.a.)
23 Jun 1959 - 21 Apr 1965 John Lynch (b. 1917 - d. 1999)
21 Apr 1965 - 13 Jul 1966 Patrick J. Hillery (b. 1923 - d. 2008)
13 Jul 1966 - 9 May 1970 George Colley (b. 1925 - d. 1983)
9 May 1970 - 14 Mar 1973 Patrick J. Lalor (b. 1926 - d. 2016)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Justin Keating (b. 1930 - d. 2009)
5 Jul 1977 - 30 Jun 1981 Desmond O'Malley (1st time) (b. 1939 - d. 2021)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 John Kelly (b. 1931 - d. 1991)
9 Mar 1982 - 6 Oct 1982 Desmond O'Malley (2nd time) (s.a.)
7 Oct 1982 - 27 Oct 1982 Patrick Power (b. 1928 - d. 2013)
27 Oct 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Padraig Flynn (1st time) (b. 1939)
14 Dec 1982 - 8 Dec 1983 Frank Cluskey (b. 1930 - d. 1989)
8 Dec 1983 - 13 Dec 1983 Garret FitzGerald (b. 1926 - d. 2011)
13 Dec 1983 - 14 Feb 1986 John Bruton (b. 1947)
14 Feb 1986 - 10 Mar 1987 Michael Noonan (b. 1943)
10 Mar 1987 - 24 Nov 1988 Albert Reynolds (b. 1932 - d. 2014)
24 Nov 1988 - 12 Jul 1989 Ray Burke (b. 1943)
12 Jul 1989 - 4 Nov 1992 Desmond O'Malley (3rd time) (s.a.)
5 Nov 1992 - 4 Jan 1993 Padraig Flynn (2nd time) (s.a.)
4 Jan 1993 - 12 Jan 1993 Bertie Ahern (b. 1951)
12 Jan 1993 - 17 Nov 1994 Ruairí Quinn (b. 1946)
18 Nov 1994 - 15 Dec 1994 Charlie McCreevy (b. 1949)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Richard Bruton (1st time) (b. 1953)
26 Jun 1997 - 29 Sep 2004 Mary Harney (f) (b. 1953)
29 Sep 2004 - 7 May 2008 Micheál Martin (b. 1960)
7 May 2008 - 23 Mar 2010 Mary Coughlan (f) (b. 1965)
23 Mar 2010 - 20 Jan 2011 Batt O'Keeffe (b. 1945)
20 Jan 2011 - 9 Mar 2011 Mary Hanafin (f) (b. 1959)
9 Mar 2011 - 6 May 2016 Richard Bruton (2nd time) (s.a.)
6 May 2016 - 14 Jun 2017 Mary Mitchell O'Connor (f) (b. 1959)
14 Jun 2017 - 30 Nov 2017 Frances Fitzgerald (f) (b. 1950)
30 Nov 2017 - 27 Jun 2020 Heather Humphreys (f) (b. 1963)
27 Jun 2020 - 17 Dec 2022 Leo Varadkar (b. 1979)
17 Dec 2022 - Simon Coveney (b. 1972)
Industries
Minister
2 Apr 1919 - 26 Aug 1921 Eoin MacNeill (b. 1867 - d. 1945)
Supplies
Minister
8 Sep 1939 - 31 Jul 1945 Sean F. Lemass (b. 1899 - d. 1971)
Employment and Social Protection
22 Jan 1947 Department of Social Welfare
12 Jul 1997 Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs
6 Jun 2002 Department of Social and Family Affairs
9 Mar 2011 Department of Social Protection
14 Jun 2017 Department of Employment and Social Protection
Ministers
22 Jan 1947 - 18 Feb 1948 James Ryan (1st time) (b. 1891 - d. 1970)
18 Feb 1948 - 13 Jun 1951 William Norton (b. 1900 - d. 1963)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 James Ryan (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 Brendan Corish (1st time) (b. 1918 - d. 1990)
20 Mar 1957 - 27 Nov 1957 Patrick Smith (b. 1901 - d. 1982)
27 Nov 1957 - 11 Oct 1961 Sean MacEntee (b. 1889 - d. 1984)
11 Oct 1961 - 10 Nov 1966 Kevin Boland (1st time) (b. 1917 - d. 2001)
10 Nov 1966 - 2 Jul 1969 Joseph Brennan (1st time) (b. 1912 - d. 1980)
2 Jul 1969 - 7 May 1970 Kevin Boland (2nd time) (s.a.)
9 May 1970 - 14 Mar 1973 Joseph Brennan (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Brendan Corish (2nd time) (s.a.)
5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 Charles Haughey (b. 1925 - d. 2006)
12 Dec 1979 - 30 Jun 1981 Michael J. Woods (1st time) (b. 1935)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Eileen Desmond (f) (b. 1932 - d. 2005)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Michael J. Woods (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Dec 1982 - 14 Feb 1986 Barry Desmond (b. 1935)
14 Feb 1986 - 10 Mar 1987 Gemma Hussey (f) (b. 1938)
10 Mar 1987 - 14 Nov 1991 Michael J. Woods (3rd time) (s.a.)
14 Nov 1991 - 11 Feb 1992 Brendan Daly (b. 1940)
11 Feb 1992 - 12 Jan 1993 Charlie McCreevy (b. 1949)
12 Jan 1993 - 15 Dec 1994 Michael J. Woods (4th time) (s.a.)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Proinsias De Rossa (b. 1940)
26 Jun 1997 - 6 Jun 2002 Dermot Ahern (b. 1955)
6 Jun 2002 - 29 Sep 2004 Mary Coughlan (f) (b. 1965)
29 Sep 2004 - 14 Jun 2007 Seamus Brennan (b. 1948 - d. 2008)
14 Jun 2007 - 7 May 2008 Martin Cullen (b. 1954)
7 May 2008 - 23 Mar 2010 Mary Hanafin (f) (b. 1959)
23 Mar 2010 - 9 Mar 2011 Éamon Ó Cuív (b. 1950)
9 Mar 2011 - 6 May 2016 Joan Burton (f) (b. 1949)
6 May 2016 - 14 Jun 2017 Leo Varadkar (b. 1979)
14 Jun 2017 - 27 Jun 2020 Regina Doherty (f) (b. 1971)
Economic Affairs
Ministers
26 Aug 1921 - 9 Jan 1922 Robert Barton (b. 1881 - d. 1975)
10 Jan 1922 - 9 Sep 1922 Kevin O'Higgins (b. 1892 - d. 1927)
17 Jul 1922 - 9 Sep 1922 Ernest Blythe (b. 1889 - d. 1975)
(acting for O'Higgins)
Irish
Minister
29 Jun 1920 - 26 Aug 1921 Sean T. O'Kelly (b. 1882 - d. 1966)
Fine Arts
Minister
26 Aug 1921 - 9 Jan 1922 George Noble, Count Plunkett (b. 1851 - d. 1948)
Publicity
Minister
26 Aug 1921 - 9 Sep 1922 Desmond Fitzgerald (b. 1888 - d. 1947)
Education and Skills
26 Aug 1921 Department of Education
30 Sep 1997 Department of Education and Science
9 Mar 2011 Department of Education and Skills
Ministers
26 Aug 1921 - 9 Jan 1922 John J. O'Kelly
11 Jan 1922 - 9 Sep 1922 Michael Hayes (b. 1889 - d. 1976)
(Ministry of the 2nd Dáil)
1 Apr 1922 - 30 Aug 1922 Fionán Lynch (b. 1889 - d. 1966)
(Provisional Government)
17 Jul 1922 - 30 Aug 1922 Michael Hayes (s.a.)
(acting for Lynch)
30 Aug 1922 - 24 Nov 1925 Eoin MacNeill (b. 1867 - d. 1945)
28 Jan 1926 - 9 Mar 1932 John M. O'Sullivan (b. 1881 - d. 1948)
9 Mar 1932 - 8 Sep 1939 Thomas Derrig (1st time) (b. 1897 - d. 1956)
8 Sep 1939 - 27 Sep 1939 Sean T. O'Kelly (b. 1882 - d. 1966)
27 Sep 1939 - 18 Jun 1940 Eamon de Valera (b. 1882 - d. 1975)
18 Jun 1940 - 18 Feb 1948 Thomas Derrig (2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Feb 1948 - 13 Jun 1951 Richard Mulcahy (1st time) (b. 1886 - d. 1971)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 Sean Moylan (b. 1888 - d. 1957)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 Richard Mulcahy (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Mar 1957 - 23 Jun 1959 John Lynch (1st time) (b. 1917 - d. 1999)
23 Jun 1959 - 21 Apr 1965 Patrick J. Hillery (b. 1923 - d. 2008)
21 Apr 1965 - 13 Jul 1966 George Colley (b. 1925 - d. 1983)
13 Jul 1966 - 10 Mar 1968 Donogh O'Malley (b. 1921 - d. 1968)
11 Mar 1968 - 26 Mar 1968 John Lynch (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Mar 1968 - 2 Jul 1969 Brian Lenihan (b. 1930 - d. 1995)
2 Jul 1969 - 14 Mar 1973 Padraig Faulkner (b. 1918 - d. 2012)
14 Mar 1973 - 2 Dec 1976 Richard Burke (b. 1932 - d. 2016)
2 Dec 1976 - 5 Jul 1977 Peter Barry (b. 1928 - d. 2016)
5 Jul 1977 - 30 Jun 1981 John P. Wilson (b. 1923 - d. 2007)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 John Boland (b. 1944 - d. 2000)
9 Mar 1982 - 6 Oct 1982 Martin O'Donoghue (b. 1933 - d. 2018)
7 Oct 1982 - 27 Oct 1982 Charles Haughey (b. 1925 - d. 2006)
27 Oct 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Gerard Brady (b. 1936 - d. 2020)
14 Dec 1982 - 14 Feb 1986 Gemma Hussey (f) (b. 1938)
14 Feb 1986 - 10 Mar 1987 Patrick Cooney (b. 1931)
10 Mar 1987 - 14 Nov 1991 Mary O'Rourke (f) (b. 1937)
14 Nov 1991 - 11 Feb 1992 Noel Davern (b. 1945 - d. 2013)
11 Feb 1992 - 12 Jan 1993 Seamus Brennan (b. 1948 - d. 2008)
12 Jan 1993 - 17 Nov 1994 Niamh Bhreathnach (f) (1st time) (b. 1945 - d. 2023)
18 Nov 1994 - 15 Dec 1994 Michael Smith (b. 1940)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Niamh Bhreathnach (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
26 Jun 1997 - 27 Jan 2000 Micheál Martin (b. 1960)
27 Jan 2000 - 6 Jun 2002 Michael J. Woods (b. 1935)
6 Jun 2002 - 29 Sep 2004 Noel Dempsey (b. 1953)
29 Sep 2004 - 7 May 2008 Mary Hanafin (f) (b. 1959)
7 May 2008 - 23 Mar 2010 Batt O'Keeffe (b. 1945)
23 Mar 2010 - 9 Mar 2011 Mary Coughlan (f) (b. 1965)
9 Mar 2011 - 11 Jul 2014 Ruairí Quinn (b. 1946)
11 Jul 2014 - 6 May 2016 Jan O'Sullivan (f) (b. 1950)
6 May 2016 - 16 Oct 2018 Richard Bruton (b. 1953)
16 Oct 2018 - 27 Jun 2020 Joe McHugh (b. 1971)
27 Jun 2020 - Norma Foley (f) (b. 1970)
Higher Education, Innovation and Science
Minister
27 Jun 2020 - Simon Harris (b. 1986)
Agriculture and the Marine
26 Aug 1921 Department of Agriculture
2 Jun 1924 Department of Lands and Agriculture
3 Apr 1930 Department of Agriculture
6 Jul 1965 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
9 Feb 1977 Department of Agriculture
31 Mar 1987 Department of Agriculture and Food
21 Jan 1993 Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
12 Jul 1997 Department of Agriculture and Food
27 Sep 1999 Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
6 Jun 2002 Department of Agriculture and Food
14 Jun 2007 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
9 Mar 2011 Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
27 Jun 2020 Department of Agriculture and the Marine
Ministers
26 Aug 1921 - 9 Jan 1922 Art O'Connor
11 Jan 1922 - 9 Mar 1932 Patrick Hogan (b. 1891 - d. 1936)
9 Mar 1932 - 21 Jan 1947 James Ryan (b. 1891 - d. 1970)
22 Jan 1947 - 18 Feb 1948 Patrick Smith (1st time) (b. 1901 - d. 1982)
18 Feb 1948 - 13 Jun 1951 James Dillon (1st time) (b. 1902 - d. 1986)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 Thomas Walsh (b. 1901 - d. 1956)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 James Dillon (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Mar 1957 - 16 May 1957 Frank Aiken (1st time) (b. 1898 - d. 1983)
16 May 1957 - 16 Nov 1957 Sean Moylan (b. 1888 - d. 1957)
20 Nov 1957 - 27 Nov 1957 Frank Aiken (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Nov 1957 - 8 Oct 1964 Patrick Smith (2nd time) (s.a.)
8 Oct 1964 - 10 Nov 1966 Charles Haughey (b. 1925 - d. 2006)
10 Nov 1966 - 7 May 1970 Neil Blaney (b. 1922 - d. 1995)
9 May 1970 - 14 Mar 1973 James Gibbons (1st time) (b. 1924 - d. 1997)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Mark Clinton (b. 1915 - d. 2001)
5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 James Gibbons (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Dec 1979 - 30 Jun 1981 Ray MacSharry (b. 1938)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Alan Dukes (b. 1945)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Brian Lenihan (b. 1930 - d. 1995)
14 Dec 1982 - 10 Mar 1987 Austin Deasy (b. 1936 - d. 2017)
10 Mar 1987 - 14 Nov 1991 Michael O'Kennedy (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
14 Nov 1991 - 11 Feb 1992 Michael J. Woods (b. 1935)
11 Feb 1992 - 15 Dec 1994 Joe Walsh (1st time) (b. 1943 - d. 2014)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Ivan Yates (b. 1959)
26 Jun 1997 - 29 Sep 2004 Joe Walsh (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 Sep 2004 - 7 May 2008 Mary Coughlan (f) (b. 1965)
7 May 2008 - 9 Mar 2011 Brendan Smith (b. 1956)
9 Mar 2011 - 6 May 2016 Simon Coveney (b. 1972)
6 May 2016 - 27 Jun 2020 Michael Creed (b. 1963)
27 Jun 2020 - 14 Jul 2020 Barry Cowen (b. 1967)
14 Jul 2020 - 15 Jul 2020 Micheál Martin (1st time) (acting) (b. 1960)
15 Jul 2020 - 21 Aug 2020 Dara Calleary (b. 1973)
21 Aug 2020 - 2 Sep 2020 Micheál Martin (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
2 Sep 2020 - Charlie McConalogue (b. 1977)
Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport
26 Aug 1921 Department of Fisheries
3 Apr 1930 Department of Lands and Fisheries
21 Jul 1937 Department of Lands
9 Feb 1977 Department of Fisheries
15 Jul 1978 Department of Fisheries and Forestry
19 Feb 1986 Department of Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry
20 Mar 1987 Department of Marine
12 Jul 1997 Department of Marine and Natural Resources
6 Jun 2002 Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
14 Jun 2007 Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
6 May 2016 Department of Communications, Climate and Natural Resources
14 Jun 2017 Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
27 Jun 2020 Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport
Ministers
26 Aug 1921 - 9 Jan 1922 John Etchingham (b. ... - d. 1923)
14 Dec 1922 - 9 Mar 1932 Fionán Lynch (b. 1889 - d. 1966)
9 Mar 1932 - 8 Feb 1933 Patrick J. Ruttledge (b. 1892 - d. 1952)
8 Feb 1933 - 29 May 1936 Joseph Connolly (b. 1886 - d. 1961)
3 Jun 1936 - 11 Nov 1936 Frank Aiken (b. 1898 - d. 1983)
11 Nov 1936 - 8 Sep 1939 Gerald Boland (b. 1885 - d. 1973)
8 Sep 1939 - 2 Jul 1943 Thomas Derrig (1st time) (b. 1897 - d. 1956)
2 Jul 1943 - 18 Feb 1948 Sean Moylan (b. 1888 - d. 1957)
18 Feb 1948 - 13 Jun 1951 Joseph Blowick (1st time) (b. 1903 - d. 1970)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 Thomas Derrig (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 Joseph Blowick (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Mar 1957 - 23 Jul 1959 Erskine H. Childers (b. 1905 - d. 1974)
23 Jul 1959 - 26 Mar 1968 Michael Moran (b. 1912 - d. 1983)
27 Mar 1968 - 2 Jul 1969 Padraig Faulkner (b. 1918 - d. 2012)
2 Jul 1969 - 14 Mar 1973 Sean Flanagan (b. 1922 - d. 1993)
14 Mar 1973 - 2 Dec 1976 Tom Fitzpatrick (1st time) (b. 1918 - d. 2006)
2 Dec 1976 - 5 Jul 1977 Patrick S. Donegan (b. 1923 - d. 2000)
5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 Brian Lenihan (b. 1930 - d. 1995)
12 Dec 1979 - 30 Jun 1981 Patrick Power (b. 1928 - d. 2013)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Tom Fitzpatrick (2nd time) (s.a.)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Brendan Daly (1st time) (b. 1940)
14 Dec 1982 - 14 Feb 1986 Paddy O'Toole (1st time) (b. 1938)
14 Feb 1986 - 20 Jan 1987 Liam Kavanagh (b. 1935 - d. 2021)
20 Jan 1987 - 10 Mar 1987 Paddy O'Toole (2nd time) (s.a.)
10 Mar 1987 - 12 Jul 1989 Brendan Daly (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Jul 1989 - 11 Feb 1992 John P. Wilson (b. 1923 - d. 2007)
11 Feb 1992 - 12 Jan 1993 Michael J. Woods (1st time) (b. 1935)
12 Jan 1993 - 15 Dec 1994 David Andrews (b. 1936)
15 Dec 1994 - 23 May 1995 Hugh Coveney (b. 1935 - d. 1998)
23 May 1995 - 26 Jun 1997 Sean Barrett (b. 1944)
26 Jun 1997 - 27 Jan 2000 Michael J. Woods (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Jan 2000 - 6 Jun 2002 Frank Fahey (b. 1951)
6 Jun 2002 - 29 Sep 2004 Dermot Ahern (b. 1955)
29 Sep 2004 - 14 Jun 2007 Noel Dempsey (b. 1953)
14 Jun 2007 - 23 Jan 2011 Eamon Ryan (1st time) (b. 1963)
23 Jan 2011 - 9 Mar 2011 Pat Carey (b. 1947)
9 Mar 2011 - 11 Jul 2014 Pat Rabbitte (b. 1949)
11 Jul 2014 - 6 May 2016 Alex White (b. 1958)
6 May 2016 - 16 Oct 2018 Denis Naughten (b. 1973)
16 Oct 2018 - 27 Jun 2020 Richard Bruton (b. 1953)
27 Jun 2020 - Eamon Ryan (2nd time) (s.a.)
Communications
1 Apr 1922 Post Office
2 Jun 1924 Department of Posts and Telegraphs
2 Jan 1984 Department of Communications
Postmaster-General (from 2 Jun 1924, ministers)
1 Apr 1922 - 12 Oct 1927 James J. Walsh (b. 1880 - d. 1948)
12 Oct 1927 - 9 Mar 1932 Ernest Blythe (b. 1889 - d. 1975)
9 Mar 1932 - 8 Feb 1933 Joseph Connolly (b. 1886 - d. 1961)
8 Feb 1933 - 11 Nov 1936 Gerald Boland (b. 1885 - d. 1973)
11 Nov 1936 - 8 Sep 1939 Oscar Traynor (b. 1886 - d. 1963)
8 Sep 1939 - 27 Sep 1939 Thomas Derrig (b. 1897 - d. 1956)
27 Sep 1939 - 18 Feb 1948 Patrick Little (b. 1884 - d. 1963)
18 Feb 1948 - 13 Jun 1951 James Everett (b. 1894 - d. 1967)
13 Jun 1951 - 2 Jun 1954 Erskine H. Childers (1st time) (b. 1905 - d. 1974)
2 Jun 1954 - 20 Mar 1957 Michael Keyes (b. 1886 - d. 1959)
20 Mar 1957 - 4 Dec 1957 Neil Blaney (b. 1922 - d. 1995)
4 Dec 1957 - 23 Jun 1959 John Ormonde (b. 1905 - d. 1981)
23 Jun 1959 - 21 Apr 1965 Michael Hilliard (b. 1903 - d. 1982)
21 Apr 1965 - 10 Nov 1966 Joseph Brennan (b. 1912 - d. 1980)
10 Nov 1966 - 2 Jul 1969 Erskine H. Childers (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Jul 1969 - 9 May 1970 Patrick J. Lalor (b. 1926 - d. 2016)
9 May 1970 - 14 Mar 1973 Gerard Collins (b. 1938)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Conor Cruise O'Brien (b. 1917 - d. 2008)
5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 Padraig Faulkner (b. 1918 - d. 2012)
12 Dec 1979 - 30 Jun 1981 Albert Reynolds (b. 1932 - d. 2014)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Patrick Cooney (b. 1931)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 John P. Wilson (1st time) (b. 1923 - d. 2007)
14 Dec 1982 - 10 Mar 1987 Jim Mitchell (b. 1946 - d. 2002)
10 Mar 1987 - 31 Mar 1987 John P. Wilson (2nd time) (s.a.)
31 Mar 1987 - 6 Feb 1991 Ray Burke (b. 1943)
Transport
27 Jul 1959 Department of Transport and Power
23 Sep 1977 Department of Tourism and Transport
25 Jan 1980 Department of Transport
20 Mar 1987 Department of Tourism and Transport
7 Feb 1991 Department of Tourism, Transport and Communications
22 Jan 1993 Department of Transport, Energy and Communications
12 Jul 1997 Department of Public Enterprise
6 Jun 2002 Department of Transport
14 Jun 2007 Department of Transport and Marine
9 Mar 2011 Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Ministers
27 Jul 1959 - 2 Jul 1969 Erskine H. Childers (b. 1905 - d. 1974)
2 Jul 1969 - 3 Jan 1973 Brian Lenihan (b. 1930 - d. 1995)
3 Jan 1973 - 14 Mar 1973 Michael O'Kennedy (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
14 Mar 1973 - 2 Dec 1976 Peter Barry (b. 1928 - d. 2016)
2 Dec 1976 - 5 Jul 1977 Tom Fitzpatrick (b. 1918 - d. 2006)
5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 Padraig Faulkner (b. 1918 - d. 2012)
12 Dec 1979 - 25 Jan 1980 George Colley (b. 1925 - d. 1983)
25 Jan 1980 - 30 Jun 1981 Albert Reynolds (b. 1932 - d. 2014)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Patrick Cooney (b. 1931)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 John P. Wilson (1st time) (b. 1923 - d. 2007)
14 Dec 1982 - 10 Mar 1987 Jim Mitchell (b. 1946 - d. 2002)
20 Mar 1987 - 31 Mar 1987 Ray MacSharry (b. 1938)
31 Mar 1987 - 12 Jul 1989 John P. Wilson (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Jul 1989 - 11 Feb 1992 Seamus Brennan (1st time) (b. 1948 - d. 2008)
11 Feb 1992 - 12 Jan 1993 Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (f) (b. 1950)
12 Jan 1993 - 22 Jan 1993 Charlie McCreevy (b. 1949)
22 Jan 1993 - 15 Dec 1994 Brian Cowen (b. 1960)
15 Dec 1994 - 30 Nov 1996 Michael Lowry (b. 1954)
30 Nov 1996 - 3 Dec 1996 John Bruton (b. 1947)
3 Dec 1996 - 26 Jun 1997 Alan Dukes (b. 1945)
26 Jun 1997 - 6 Jun 2002 Mary O'Rourke (f) (b. 1937)
6 Jun 2002 - 29 Sep 2004 Seamus Brennan (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 Sep 2004 - 14 Jun 2007 Martin Cullen (b. 1954)
14 Jun 2007 - 20 Jan 2011 Noel Dempsey (b. 1953)
20 Jan 2011 - 9 Mar 2011 Pat Carey (b. 1947)
9 Mar 2011 - 11 Jul 2014 Leo Varadkar (b. 1979)
11 Jul 2014 - 6 May 2016 Paschal Donohoe (b. 1974)
6 May 2016 - 27 Jun 2020 Shane Ross (b. 1949)
Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
2 Jun 1956 Department of the Gaeltacht
21 Jan 1993 Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht
12 Jul 1997 Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands
6 Jun 2002 Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
9 Mar 2011 Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht
6 May 2016 Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the
Gaeltacht
14 Jun 2017 Department of Community and Rural Affairs
27 Jun 2020 Department of Social Protection, Community and Rural Development
and the Islands
Ministers
2 Jun 1956 - 24 Oct 1956 Richard Mulcahy (b. 1886 - d. 1971)
24 Oct 1956 - 20 Mar 1957 Patrick J. Lindsay (b. 1914 - d. 1993)
20 Mar 1957 - 26 Jun 1957 John Lynch (b. 1917 - d. 1999)
26 Jun 1957 - 23 Jul 1959 Michael Moran (1st time) (b. 1912 - d. 1983)
23 Jul 1959 - 11 Oct 1961 Gerald Bartley (b. 1898 - d. 1975)
11 Oct 1961 - 26 Mar 1968 Michael Moran (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Mar 1968 - 2 Jul 1969 Padraig Faulkner (b. 1918 - d. 2012)
2 Jul 1969 - 14 Mar 1973 George Colley (b. 1925 - d. 1983)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Tom O'Donnell (b. 1926 - d. 2020)
5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 Denis Gallagher (1st time) (b. 1922 - d. 2001)
12 Dec 1979 - 30 Jun 1981 Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (f) (b. 1950)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Paddy O'Toole (1st time) (b. 1938)
9 Mar 1982 - 27 Oct 1982 Padraig Flynn (b. 1939)
27 Oct 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Denis Gallagher (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Dec 1982 - 10 Mar 1987 Paddy O'Toole (2nd time) (s.a.)
10 Mar 1987 - 11 Feb 1992 Charles Haughey (b. 1925 - d. 2006)
11 Feb 1992 - 12 Jan 1993 John P. Wilson (b. 1923 - d. 2007)
12 Jan 1993 - 17 Nov 1994 Michael D. Higgins (1st time) (b. 1941)
18 Nov 1994 - 15 Dec 1994 Bertie Ahern (b. 1951)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Michael D. Higgins (2nd time) (s.a.)
26 Jun 1997 - 6 Jun 2002 Síle de Valera (f) (b. 1954)
6 Jun 2002 - 23 Mar 2010 Éamon Ó Cuív (b. 1950)
23 Mar 2010 - 9 Mar 2011 Pat Carey (b. 1947)
9 Mar 2011 - 11 Jul 2014 Jimmy Deenihan (b. 1952)
11 Jul 2014 - 14 Jun 2017 Heather Humphreys (f) (1st time) (b. 1963)
14 Jun 2017 - 27 Jun 2020 Michael Ring (b. 1953)
27 Jun 2020 - Heather Humphreys (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
14 Jun 2017 Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
1 Aug 2017 Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
27 Jun 2020 Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
Ministers
14 Jun 2017 - 30 Nov 2017 Heather Humphreys (f) (b. 1963)
30 Nov 2017 - 27 Jun 2020 Josepha Madigan (f) (b. 1970)
27 Jun 2020 - Catherine Martin (f) (b. 1972)
Arts, Sport and Tourism
21 Jan 1980 Department of Energy
21 Aug 1981 Department of Industry and Energy
17 Dec 1983 Department of Energy
22 Jan 1993 Department of Tourism and Trade
12 Jul 1997 Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation
6 Jun 2002 Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Ministers
21 Jan 1980 - 22 Jan 1980 Michael O'Kennedy (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
22 Jan 1980 - 30 Jun 1981 George Colley (b. 1925 - d. 1983)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Michael O'Leary (b. 1936 - d. 2006)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Albert Reynolds (1st time) (b. 1932 - d. 2014)
14 Dec 1982 - 13 Dec 1983 John Bruton (b. 1947)
13 Dec 1983 - 20 Jan 1987 Dick Spring (b. 1950)
20 Jan 1987 - 10 Mar 1987 Michael Noonan (b. 1943)
10 Mar 1987 - 24 Nov 1988 Ray Burke (b. 1943)
24 Nov 1988 - 12 Jul 1989 Michael Smith (b. 1940)
12 Jul 1989 - 4 Nov 1992 Robert Molloy (b. 1936 - d. 2016)
4 Nov 1992 - 12 Jan 1993 Albert Reynolds (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Jan 1993 - 22 Jan 1993 Brian Cowen (b. 1960)
22 Jan 1993 - 15 Dec 1994 Charlie McCreevy (b. 1949)
15 Dec 1994 - 26 Jun 1997 Enda Kenny (b. 1951)
26 Jun 1997 - 6 Jun 2002 Jim McDaid (b. 1949)
6 Jun 2002 - 14 Jun 2007 John O'Donoghue (b. 1956)
14 Jun 2007 - 7 May 2008 Seamus Brennan (b. 1948 - d. 2008)
7 May 2008 - 23 Mar 2010 Martin Cullen (b. 1954)
23 Mar 2010 - 9 Mar 2011 Mary Hanafin (f) (b. 1959)
Public Service
Ministers
1 Nov 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Richie Ryan (b. 1929 - d. 2019)
5 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 George Colley (b. 1925 - d. 1983)
12 Dec 1979 - 24 Mar 1980 Michael O'Kennedy (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
24 Mar 1980 - 30 Jun 1981 Gene Fitzgerald (1st time) (b. 1932 - d. 2007)
30 Jun 1981 - 9 Mar 1982 Liam Kavanagh (b. 1935 - d. 2021)
9 Mar 1982 - 14 Dec 1982 Gene Fitzgerald (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Dec 1982 - 14 Feb 1986 John Boland (b. 1944 - d. 2000)
14 Feb 1986 - 20 Jan 1987 Ruairí Quinn (b. 1946)
20 Jan 1987 - 10 Mar 1987 John Bruton (b. 1947)
10 Mar 1987 - 20 Mar 1987 Ray MacSharry (b. 1938)
Economic Planning and Development
Ministers
8 Jul 1977 - 11 Dec 1979 Martin O'Donoghue (b. 1933 - d. 2018)
12 Dec 1979 - 21 Jan 1980 Michael O'Kennedy (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
Without portfolio
Ministers
30 Aug 1922 - 6 Dec 1922 Eamonn Duggan (b. 1874 - d. 1936)
30 Aug 1922 - 6 Dec 1922 Fionán Lynch (b. 1889 - d. 1966)
23 Jul 1959 - 27 Jul 1959 Erskine H. Childers (b. 1905 - d. 1974)
18 Dec 1972 - 3 Jan 1973 Michael O'Kennedy (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
5 Jul 1977 - 8 Jul 1977 Martin O'Donoghue (b. 1933 - d. 2018)
Parliament
Dáil Éireann
Chairmen (Ceann Comhairle)
21 Jan 1919 Cathal Brugha (b. 1874 - d. 1922)
22 Jan 1919 George Noble, Count Plunkett (b. 1851 - d. 1948)
22 Jan 1919 - 16 Aug 1921 Sean T. O'Kelly (b. 1882 - d. 1966)
16 Aug 1921 - 9 Sep 1922 Eoin MacNeill (b. 1867 - d. 1945)
9 Sep 1922 - 9 Mar 1932 Michael Hayes (b. 1889 - d. 1976)
9 Mar 1932 - 13 Jun 1951 Frank Fahy (b. 1880 - d. 1953)
13 Jun 1951 - 14 Nov 1967 Patrick Hogan (b. 1889 - d. 1969)
14 Nov 1967 - 14 Mar 1973 Cormac Breslin (b. 1902 - d. 1978)
14 Mar 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Sean Treacy (1st time) (b. 1923 - d. 2018)
5 Jul 1977 - 13 Jul 1980 Joseph Brennan (b. 1912 - d. 1980)
15 Oct 1980 - 30 Jun 1981 Padraig Faulkner (b. 1918 - d. 2012)
(acting to 16 Oct 1980)
30 Jun 1981 - 14 Dec 1982 John O'Connell (b. 1930 - d. 2013)
14 Dec 1982 - 10 Mar 1987 Tom Fitzpatrick (b. 1918 - d. 2006)
10 Mar 1987 - 26 Jun 1997 Sean Treacy (2nd time) (s.a.)
26 Jun 1997 - 6 Jun 2002 Seamus Pattison (b. 1936 - d. 2018)
6 Jun 2002 - 14 Jun 2007 Rory O'Hanlon (b. 1934)
14 Jun 2007 - 13 Oct 2009 John O'Donoghue (b. 1956)
13 Oct 2009 - 9 Mar 2011 Seamus Kirk (b. 1945)
9 Mar 2011 - 10 Mar 2016 Sean Barrett (b. 1944)
10 Mar 2016 - Seán Ó Fearghaíl (b. 1960)
Seanad Éireann
Chairmen (Cathaoirleach)
11 Dec 1922 - 12 Dec 1922 George Sigerson (b. 1836 - d. 1925)
12 Dec 1922 - 12 Dec 1928 James Henry Mussen Campbell,
Baron Glenavy (b. 1851 - d. 1931)
12 Dec 1928 - 29 May 1936 Thomas Westropp Bennett (b. 1867 - d. 1962)
27 Apr 1938 - 8 Sep 1943 Sean Gibbons (b. 1883 - d. 1952)
8 Sep 1943 - 21 Apr 1948 Sean Goulding (b. 1877 - d. 1959)
21 Apr 1948 - 14 Aug 1951 Timothy J. O'Donovan (b. 1881 - d. 1951)
14 Aug 1951 - 22 Jul 1954 Liam Ó Buachalla (1st time) (b. 1899 - d. 1970)
22 Jul 1954 - 22 May 1957 Patrick F. Baxter (b. 1891 - d. 1959)
22 May 1957 - 5 Nov 1969 Liam Ó Buachalla (2nd time) (s.a.)
5 Nov 1969 - 3 Jan 1973 Michael Yeats (b. 1921 - d. 2007)
3 Jan 1973 - 1 Jun 1973 Mícheál Cranitch (b. 1912 - d. 1999)
1 Jun 1973 - 27 Oct 1977 James Dooge (b. 1922 - d. 2010)
27 Oct 1977 - 8 Oct 1981 Seamus Dolan (b. 1914 - d. 2010)
8 Oct 1981 - 13 May 1982 Charlie McDonald (b. 1935)
13 May 1982 - 23 Feb 1983 Tras Honan (f) (1st time) (b. 1930)
23 Feb 1983 - 25 Apr 1987 Patrick J. Reynolds (b. 1920 - d. 2003)
25 Apr 1987 - 1 Nov 1989 Tras Honan (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
1 Nov 1989 - 23 Jan 1992 Sean Doherty (b. 1944 - d. 2005)
23 Jan 1992 - 4 Jul 1995 Sean Fallon (b. 1937 - d. 1995)
4 Jul 1995 - 16 Nov 1996 Liam Naughten (b. 1944 - d. 1996)
(acting to 12 Jul 1995)
16 Nov 1996 - 27 Nov 1996 Brian Mullooly (1st time) (acting) (b. 1935)
27 Nov 1996 - 17 Sep 1997 Liam T. Cosgrave (b. 1956)
17 Sep 1997 - 12 Sep 2002 Brian Mullooly (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Sep 2002 - 13 Sep 2007 Rory Kiely (b. 1934 - d. 2018)
13 Sep 2007 - 25 May 2011 Pat Moylan (b. 1946)
25 May 2011 - 8 Jun 2016 Paddy Burke (b. 1955)
8 Jun 2016 - 29 Jun 2020 Denis O'Donovan (b. 1955)
29 Jun 2020 - 16 Dec 2022 Mark Daly (b. 1973)
16 Dec 2022 - Jerry Buttimer (b. 1967)