Minister for Justice (Ireland)
Irish cabinet position
The Minister for Justice (Irish: An tAire Dlí agus Cirt) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Justice. The Minister for Justice is reponsible for law and order in Ireland.[1]
| Minister for Justice | |
|---|---|
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| Department of Justice | |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Taoiseach |
| Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
| Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
| Inaugural holder | Michael Collins as Minister for Home Affairs |
| Formation | 22 January 1919 |
| Website | Department of Justice |
List of office-holders
change Means acting Minister
Minister for Home Affairs 1919–1924change | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s)[a] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Collins | 22 January 1919 | 1 April 1919 | Sinn Féin | 1st DM | |
| Arthur Griffith | 2 April 1919 | 22 August 1921 | Sinn Féin | 2nd DM | |
| Austin Stack[b] | 22 August 1921 | 9 January 1922 | Sinn Féin | 3rd DM | |
| Eamonn Duggan | 10 January 1922 | 9 September 1922 | Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | 4th DM • 1st PG | |
| Kevin O'Higgins | 30 August 1922 | 2 June 1924 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 2nd PG • 5th DM • 1st EC • 2nd EC | |
Minister for Justice 1924–1997change | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Kevin O'Higgins | 2 June 1924 | 10 July 1927 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 2nd EC • 3rd EC | |
| W. T. Cosgrave[c] | 10 July 1927 | 12 October 1927 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 3rd EC | |
| James FitzGerald-Kenney | 12 October 1927 | 9 March 1932 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 4th EC • 5th EC | |
| James Geoghegan | 9 March 1932 | 8 February 1933 | Fianna Fáil | 6th EC | |
| P. J. Ruttledge | 8 February 1933 | 8 September 1939 | Fianna Fáil | 7th EC • 8th EC • 1st • 2nd | |
| Gerald Boland (1st time) | 8 September 1939 | 18 February 1948 | Fianna Fáil | 2nd • 3rd • 4th | |
| Seán Mac Eoin | 18 February 1948 | 7 March 1951 | Fine Gael | 5th | |
| Daniel Morrissey | 7 March 1951 | 13 June 1951 | Fine Gael | 5th | |
| Gerald Boland (2nd time) | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Fianna Fáil | 6th | |
| James Everett | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | Labour | 7th | |
| Oscar Traynor | 20 March 1957 | 11 October 1961 | Fianna Fáil | 8th • 9th | |
| Charles Haughey | 11 October 1961 | 8 October 1964 | Fianna Fáil | 10th | |
| Seán Lemass (acting) | 8 October 1964 | 3 November 1964 | Fianna Fáil | 10th | |
| Brian Lenihan Snr | 3 November 1964 | 26 March 1968 | Fianna Fáil | 10th • 11th • 12th | |
| Mícheál Ó Móráin | 27 March 1968 | 5 May 1970 | Fianna Fáil | 12th • 13th | |
| Desmond O'Malley | 5 May 1970 | 14 March 1973 | Fianna Fáil | 13th | |
| Patrick Cooney | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977 | Fine Gael | 14th | |
| Gerry Collins (1st time) | 5 July 1977 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | 15th • 16th | |
| Jim Mitchell | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | 17th | |
| Seán Doherty | 9 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | 18th | |
| Michael Noonan | 14 December 1982 | 14 February 1986 | Fine Gael | 19th | |
| Alan Dukes | 14 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | 19th | |
| Gerry Collins (2nd time) | 10 March 1987 | 12 July 1989 | Fianna Fáil | 20th | |
| Ray Burke[d] | 12 July 1989 | 11 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | 21st | |
| Pádraig Flynn | 11 February 1992 | 4 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | 22nd | |
| Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 4 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | 23rd | |
| Nora Owen | 15 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | 24th | |
| John O'Donoghue | 26 June 1997 | 8 July 1997 | Fianna Fáil | 25th | |
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 1997–2010change | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| John O'Donoghue | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | 25th | |
| Michael McDowell | 6 June 2002 | 14 June 2007 | Progressive Democrats | 26th | |
| Brian Lenihan Jnr | 14 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | 27th | |
| Dermot Ahern | 7 May 2008 | 23 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | 28th | |
Minister for Justice and Law Reform 2010–2011change | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Dermot Ahern | 23 March 2010 | 19 January 2011 | Fianna Fáil | 28th | |
| Brendan Smith[e] | 20 January 2011 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | 28th | |
| Alan Shatter[f] | 9 March 2011 | 2 April 2011 | Fine Gael | 29th | |
Minister for Justice and Equality 2011–2020change | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Alan Shatter[f] | 2 April 2011 | 7 May 2014 | Fine Gael | 29th | |
| Frances Fitzgerald | 8 May 2014 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | 29th • 30th | |
| Charles Flanagan | 14 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | 31st | |
| Helen McEntee | 27 June 2020 | 1 November 2020 | Fine Gael | 32nd | |
Minister for Justice 2020–presentchange | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Helen McEntee | 1 November 2020 | 27 April 2021 | Fine Gael | 32nd | |
| Heather Humphreys[g] | 27 April 2021 | 1 November 2021 | Fine Gael | ||
| Helen McEntee[h] | 1 November 2021 | 25 November 2022 | Fine Gael | ||
| Heather Humphreys[g] | 25 November 2022 | 17 December 2022 | Fine Gael | ||
| Simon Harris[i] | 17 December 2022 | 1 June 2023 | Fine Gael | 33rd | |
| Helen McEntee | 1 June 2023 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | ||
Notes
change- ↑ Before 1937: DM – Dáil Ministry; PG – Provisional Government; EC – Executive Council.
- ↑ Austin Stack held the title of Secretary of State for Home Affairs.
- ↑ Also President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.
- ↑ Also Minister for Communications from 31 March 1987 to 6 February 1991.
- ↑ Also Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Also Minister for Defence.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Also Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Rural and Community Development.
- ↑ On maternity leave from 27 April 2021 to 1 November 2021, and again from 25 November 2022 to 1 June 2023.
- ↑ Also Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
References
change- ↑ "Minister for Justice - gov.ie". Government of Ireland. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
