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[[Image:COA IRELAND.PNG|right|90px|Government of Ireland]]
The '''Minister for Education and Science''' is the senior [[government minister|minister]] at the [[Department of Education and Science (Ireland)|Department of Education and Science]] (''An Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta'') in the [[Irish Government]].
The '''Minister for Education and Science''' is the senior [[government minister|minister]] at the [[Department of Education and Science (Ireland)|Department of Education and Science]] ({{lang-ga|An Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta}}) in the [[Irish Government]].


The current Minister for Education and Science is [[Mary Hanafin]], [[Teachta Dála|TD]]. She is assisted by:
As of [[September 29]], [[2004]] Ministers at the Department for Education and Science include:
* [[Seán Haughey]], TD – [[Minister of State (Ireland)|Minister of State]] with special responsibility for for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage.
* [[Brian Lenihan, Jnr|Brian Lenihan]], TD – [[Minister of State (Ireland)|Minister of State]] with special responsibility for Children.


Until September 1997 the department was known simply as the "Department of Education".
* Minister for Education and Science - [[Mary Hanafin]], [[Teachta Dála|TD]]
* [[Minister of State (Ireland)|Ministers of State]]:
** ... for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage - [[Síle de Valera]] TD
** ... for Children - [[Brian Lenihan, Jr|Brian Lenihan]] TD


Until September [[1997]] the department was known simply as the "Department of Education".<br>
<br>
==Overview==
==Overview==
The Minister engages in a wide range of activities relating to [[education in the Republic of Ireland]], including policy planning, quality assurance and the provision of a broad range of services.
The Minister engages in a wide range of activities relating to [[education in the Republic of Ireland]], including policy planning, quality assurance and the provision of a broad range of services.
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==List of office-holders==
==List of office-holders==
===Minister for Education 1921–1997===
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|- style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
!width="2%" colspan="2"|#
!width="18%"|Name
!width="16%"|Entered Office
!width="16%"|Left Office
!width="16%"|Party
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/SF}}|
|1.
|[[John J. O'Kelly]]<ref>John J. O'Kelly bore the title of ''Secretary for Education''.</ref>
|[[August 26]], [[1921]]
|[[January 9]], [[1922]]
|[[Sinn Féin]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/CnaG}}|
|2.
|[[Michael Hayes (politician)|Michael Hayes]]<ref name="overlap">The terms of office of Michael Hayes and Finian Lynch overlap. This is because they were ministers under two different but overlapping political systems. Michael Hayes was a member of the [[Aireacht|Ministry]] of the [[Irish Republic]], while Finian Lynch was a minister of the [[Provisional Government of Ireland|Provisional Government]]. For a period in 1922 an anomalous situation existed in which these two administrations overlapped.</ref>
|[[January 11]], [[1922]]
|[[September 9]], [[1922]]
|[[Cumann na nGaedhael|Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/CnaG}}|
|3.
|[[Finian Lynch]]<ref name="overlap"/>
|[[April 1]], [[1922]]
|[[August 30]], [[1922]]
|[[Cumann na nGaedhael|Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/CnaG}}|
|4.
|[[Eoin MacNeill]]
|[[August 30]], [[1922]]
|[[November 24]], [[1925]]
|[[Cumann na nGaedhael]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/CnaG}}|
|5.
|[[John M. O'Sullivan]]
|[[January 28]], [[1926]]
|[[March 9]], [[1932]]
|[[Cumann na nGaedhael]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|6.
|[[Tomás Ó Deirg]] ''(1st time)''
|[[March 9]], [[1932]]
|[[September 8]], [[1939]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|7.
|[[Sean T. O'Kelly|Seán T. O'Kelly]]
|[[September 8]], [[1939]]
|[[September 27]], [[1939]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|8.
|[[Éamon de Valera]] ''(acting)''
|[[September 27]], [[1939]]
|[[June 18]], [[1940]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|
|[[Tomás Ó Deirg]] ''(2nd time)''
|[[June 18]], [[1940]]
|[[February 18]], [[1948]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FG}}|
|9.
|[[Richard Mulcahy]] ''(1st time)''
|[[February 18]], [[1948]]
|[[June 13]], [[1951]]
|[[Fine Gael]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|10.
|[[Seán Moylan]]
|[[June 13]], [[1951]]
|[[June 2]], [[1954]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FG}}|
|
|[[Richard Mulcahy]] ''(2nd time)''
|[[June 2]], [[1954]]
|[[March 20]], [[1957]]
|[[Fine Gael]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|11.
|[[Jack Lynch]] ''(1st time)''
|[[March 20]], [[1957]]
|[[June 23]], [[1959]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|12.
|[[Patrick Hillery]]
|[[June 23]], [[1959]]
|[[April 21]], [[1965]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|13.
|[[George Colley]]
|[[April 21]], [[1965]]
|[[July 13]], [[1966]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|14.
|[[Donagh O'Malley]]
|[[July 13]], [[1966]]
|[[March 10]], [[1968]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|
|[[Jack Lynch]] ''(acting)''
|[[March 10]], [[1968]]
|[[March 26]], [[1968]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|15.
|[[Brian Lenihan]]
|[[March 26]], [[1968]]
|[[July 2]], [[1969]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|16.
|[[Pádraig Faulkner]]
|[[July 2]], [[1969]]
|[[March 14]], [[1973]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FG}}|
|17.
|[[Richard Burke]]
|[[March 14]], [[1973]]
|[[December 2]], [[1976]]
|[[Fine Gael]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FG}}|
|18.
|[[Peter Barry]]
|[[December 2]], [[1976]]
|[[July 5]], [[1977]]
|[[Fine Gael]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|19.
|[[John P. Wilson]]
|[[July 5]], [[1977]]
|[[June 30]], [[1981]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FG}}|
|20.
|[[John Boland]]
|[[June 30]], [[1981]]
|[[March 9]], [[1982]]
|[[Fine Gael]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|21.
|[[Martin O'Donoghue]]
|[[March 9]], [[1982]]
|[[October 6]], [[1982]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|22.
|[[Charles Haughey]] ''(acting)''
|[[October 7]], [[1982]]
|[[October 27]], [[1982]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|23.
|[[Gerard Brady]]
|[[October 27]], [[1982]]
|[[December 14]], [[1982]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FG}}|
|24.
|[[Gemma Hussey]]
|[[December 14]], [[1982]]
|[[February 14]], [[1986]]
|[[Fine Gael]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FG}}|
|25.
|[[Patrick Cooney]]
|[[February 14]], [[1986]]
|[[March 10]], [[1987]]
|[[Fine Gael]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|26.
|[[Mary O'Rourke]]
|[[March 10]], [[1987]]
|[[November 14]], [[1991]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|27.
|[[Noel Davern]]
|[[November 14]], [[1991]]
|[[February 11]], [[1992]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|28.
|[[Séamus Brennan]]
|[[February 11]], [[1992]]
|[[January 12]], [[1993]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/Labour}}|
|29.
|[[Niamh Bhreathnach]] ''(1st time)''
|[[January 12]], [[1993]]
|[[November 17]], [[1994]]
|[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|30.
|[[Michael Smith (Irish politician)|Michael Smith]]
|[[November 18]], [[1994]]
|[[December 15]], [[1994]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/Labour}}|
|
|[[Niamh Bhreathnach]] ''(2nd time)''
|[[December 15]], [[1994]]
|[[June 26]], [[1997]]
|[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour]]
|-
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
|31.
|[[Micheál Martin]]
|[[June 26]], [[1997]]
|[[September 30]], [[1997]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|}


===Minister for Education (1921-1997)===
===Minister for Education & Science 1997–present===
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|- style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 width=90%>
!width="2%" colspan="2"|#

!width="18%"|Name
<tr bgcolor=cccccc>
!width="16%"|Entered Office

!width="16%"|Left Office
<th> #
!width="16%"|Party
<th> Name
|-
<th> Took office
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
<th> Left office
|
<th> Party
|[[Micheál Martin]]

|[[September 30]], [[1997]]
<tr bgcolor=lightgreen><td>1.<td>[[John J. O'Kelly]]<sup>[[#Footnotes|1]]</sup><td> [[August 26]], [[1921]] <td> [[January 9]], [[1922]] <td> [[Sinn Féin]]
|[[January 27]], [[2000]]

|[[Fianna Fáil]]
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>2.<td>[[Michael Hayes (politician)|Michael Hayes]]<sup>[[#Footnotes|2]]</sup><td> [[January 11]], [[1922]] <td> [[September 9]], [[1922]] <td> [[Sinn Féin|Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin]]
|-

|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>3.<td>[[Finian Lynch]]<sup>[[#Footnotes|2]]</sup><td> [[April 1]], [[1922]] <td> [[August 30]], [[1922]] <td> [[Sinn Féin|Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin]]
|32.

|[[Michael Woods]]
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>4.<td>[[Eoin MacNeill]]<td> [[August 30]], [[1922]] <td> [[November 24]], [[1925]] <td> [[Cumann na nGaedhael]]
|[[January 27]], [[2000]]

|[[June 6]], [[2002]]
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>5.<td>[[John M. O'Sullivan]]<td> [[January 28]], [[1926]] <td> [[March 9]], [[1932]] <td> [[Cumann na nGaedhael]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]

|-
<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>6.<td>[[Tomás Ó Deirg]] ''(1st time)''<td> [[March 9]], [[1932]] <td> [[September 8]], [[1939]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]
|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|

|33.
<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>7.<td>[[Seán T. O'Kelly]]<td> [[September 8]], [[1939]] <td> [[September 27]], [[1939]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]
|[[Noel Dempsey]]

|[[June 6]], [[2002]]
<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>8.<td>[[Eamon de Valera]] ''(acting)''<td> [[September 27]], [[1939]] <td> [[June 18]], [[1940]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]
|[[September 29]], [[2004]]

|[[Fianna Fáil]]
<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td><td>[[Tomás Ó Deirg]] ''(2nd time)''<td> [[June 18]], [[1940]] <td> [[February 18]], [[1948]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-

|{{Irish politics/party colours/FF}}|
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>9.<td>[[Richard Mulcahy]] ''(1st time)''<td> [[February 18]], [[1948]] <td> [[June 13]], [[1951]] <td> [[Fine Gael]]
|34.

|[[Mary Hanafin]]
<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>10.<td>[[Seán Moylan]]<td> [[June 13]], [[1951]] <td> [[June 2]], [[1954]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]
|[[September 29]], [[2004]]

|''Incumbent''
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td><td>[[Richard Mulcahy]] ''(2nd time)''<td> [[June 2]], [[1954]] <td> [[March 20]], [[1957]] <td> [[Fine Gael]]
|[[Fianna Fáil]]

|}
<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>11.<td>[[Jack Lynch]] ''(1st time)''<td> [[March 20]], [[1957]] <td> [[June 23]], [[1959]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>12.<td>[[Patrick Hillery]]<td> [[June 23]], [[1959]] <td> [[April 21]], [[1965]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>13.<td>[[George Colley]]<td> [[April 21]], [[1965]] <td> [[July 13]], [[1966]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>14.<td>[[Donagh O'Malley]]<td> [[July 13]], [[1966]] <td> [[March 10]], [[1968]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>15.<td>[[Jack Lynch]] ''(acting)''<td> [[March 10]], [[1968]] <td> [[March 26]], [[1968]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>16.<td>[[Brian Lenihan]]<td> [[March 26]], [[1968]] <td> [[July 2]], [[1969]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>17.<td>[[Pádraig Faulkner]]<td> [[July 2]], [[1969]] <td> [[March 14]], [[1973]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>18.<td>[[Richard Burke]]<td> [[March 14]], [[1973]] <td> [[December 2]], [[1976]] <td> [[Fine Gael]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>19.<td>[[Peter Barry]]<td> [[December 2]], [[1976]] <td> [[July 5]], [[1977]] <td> [[Fine Gael]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>20.<td>[[John Wilson (Irish politician)|John Wilson]]<td> [[July 5]], [[1977]] <td> [[June 30]], [[1981]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>21.<td>[[John Boland]]<td> [[June 30]], [[1981]] <td> [[March 9]], [[1982]] <td> [[Fine Gael]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>22.<td>[[Martin O'Donoghue]]<td> [[March 9]], [[1982]] <td> [[October 6]], [[1982]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>23.<td>[[Charles Haughey]] ''(acting)''<td> [[October 7]], [[1982]] <td> [[October 27]], [[1982]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>24.<td>[[Gerard Brady]]<td> [[October 27]], [[1982]] <td> [[December 14]], [[1982]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>25.<td>[[Gemma Hussey]]<td> [[December 14]], [[1982]] <td> [[February 14]], [[1986]] <td> [[Fine Gael]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>26.<td>[[Patrick Cooney]]<td> [[February 14]], [[1986]] <td> [[March 10]], [[1987]] <td> [[Fine Gael]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>27.<td>[[Mary O'Rourke]]<td> [[March 10]], [[1987]] <td> [[November 14]], [[1991]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>28.<td>[[Noel Davern]]<td> [[November 14]], [[1991]] <td> [[February 11]], [[1992]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>29.<td>[[Séamus Brennan]]<td> [[February 11]], [[1992]] <td> [[January 12]], [[1993]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>30.<td>[[Niamh Bhreathnach]] ''(1st time)''<td> [[January 12]], [[1993]] <td> [[November 17]], [[1994]] <td> [[Irish Labour Party|Labour]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>31.<td>[[Michael Smith (Irish politician)|Michael Smith]]<td> [[November 18]], [[1994]] <td> [[December 15]], [[1994]] <td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td><td>[[Niamh Bhreathnach]] ''(2nd time)''<td> [[December 15]], [[1994]] <td> [[June 26]], [[1997]] <td> [[Irish Labour Party|Labour]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>32.<td>[[Micheál Martin]]<td> [[June 26]], [[1997]] <td>[[September 30]], [[1997]]<td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

</table>
<br>

===Minister for Education & Science (1997-''present'')===

<table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 width=90%>

<tr bgcolor=cccccc>

<th> #
<th> Name
<th> Took office
<th> Left office
<th> Party

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td><td>[[Micheál Martin]]<td> [[September 30]], [[1997]] <td>[[January 27]], [[2000]]<td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>33.<td>[[Michael Woods]]<td> [[January 27]], [[2000]] <td>[[June 6]], [[2002]]<td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>34.<td>[[Noel Dempsey]]<td> [[June 6]], [[2002]] <td>[[September 29]], [[2004]]<td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

<tr bgcolor=#DDFFDD><td>35.<td>[[Mary Hanafin]]<td> [[September 29]], [[2004]] <td>''(Current office-holder)''<td> [[Fianna Fáil]]

</table>
<br>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
<div class="references-small">
#John J. O'Kelly bore the title of ''Secretary for Education''.
<references />
#The terms of office of Michael Hayes and Finian Lynch overlap. This is because they were ministers under two different but overlapping political systems. Michael Hayes was a member of the [[Aireacht|Ministry]] of the [[Irish Republic]], while Finian Lynch was a minister of the [[Provisional Government of Ireland|Provisional Government]]. For a period in 1922 an anomalous situation existed in which these two administrations overlapped.
</div>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:06, 4 January 2007

Government of Ireland
Government of Ireland

The Minister for Education and Science is the senior minister at the Department of Education and Science (Irish: An Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta) in the Irish Government.

The current Minister for Education and Science is Mary Hanafin, TD. She is assisted by:

Until September 1997 the department was known simply as the "Department of Education".

Overview

The Minister engages in a wide range of activities relating to education in the Republic of Ireland, including policy planning, quality assurance and the provision of a broad range of services.

The department officially aims to:

  • Promote equity and inclusion
  • Promote lifelong learning
  • Plan for education that is relevant to personal, social, cultural and economic needs.

In recent years some of these functions have been devolved to statutory authorities, in particular the Higher Education Authority, the National Qualifications Authority and the State Examinations Commission. Irish universities and colleges are to a large extent free of government control, with this being largely limited to policy formation and statistics preparation.

List of office-holders

Minister for Education 1921–1997

# Name Entered Office Left Office Party
Template:Irish politics/party colours/SF| 1. John J. O'Kelly[1] August 26, 1921 January 9, 1922 Sinn Féin
Template:Irish politics/party colours/CnaG| 2. Michael Hayes[2] January 11, 1922 September 9, 1922 Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin
Template:Irish politics/party colours/CnaG| 3. Finian Lynch[2] April 1, 1922 August 30, 1922 Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin
Template:Irish politics/party colours/CnaG| 4. Eoin MacNeill August 30, 1922 November 24, 1925 Cumann na nGaedhael
Template:Irish politics/party colours/CnaG| 5. John M. O'Sullivan January 28, 1926 March 9, 1932 Cumann na nGaedhael
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 6. Tomás Ó Deirg (1st time) March 9, 1932 September 8, 1939 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 7. Seán T. O'Kelly September 8, 1939 September 27, 1939 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 8. Éamon de Valera (acting) September 27, 1939 June 18, 1940 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| Tomás Ó Deirg (2nd time) June 18, 1940 February 18, 1948 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FG| 9. Richard Mulcahy (1st time) February 18, 1948 June 13, 1951 Fine Gael
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 10. Seán Moylan June 13, 1951 June 2, 1954 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FG| Richard Mulcahy (2nd time) June 2, 1954 March 20, 1957 Fine Gael
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 11. Jack Lynch (1st time) March 20, 1957 June 23, 1959 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 12. Patrick Hillery June 23, 1959 April 21, 1965 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 13. George Colley April 21, 1965 July 13, 1966 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 14. Donagh O'Malley July 13, 1966 March 10, 1968 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| Jack Lynch (acting) March 10, 1968 March 26, 1968 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 15. Brian Lenihan March 26, 1968 July 2, 1969 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 16. Pádraig Faulkner July 2, 1969 March 14, 1973 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FG| 17. Richard Burke March 14, 1973 December 2, 1976 Fine Gael
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FG| 18. Peter Barry December 2, 1976 July 5, 1977 Fine Gael
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 19. John P. Wilson July 5, 1977 June 30, 1981 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FG| 20. John Boland June 30, 1981 March 9, 1982 Fine Gael
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 21. Martin O'Donoghue March 9, 1982 October 6, 1982 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 22. Charles Haughey (acting) October 7, 1982 October 27, 1982 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 23. Gerard Brady October 27, 1982 December 14, 1982 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FG| 24. Gemma Hussey December 14, 1982 February 14, 1986 Fine Gael
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FG| 25. Patrick Cooney February 14, 1986 March 10, 1987 Fine Gael
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 26. Mary O'Rourke March 10, 1987 November 14, 1991 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 27. Noel Davern November 14, 1991 February 11, 1992 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 28. Séamus Brennan February 11, 1992 January 12, 1993 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/Labour| 29. Niamh Bhreathnach (1st time) January 12, 1993 November 17, 1994 Labour
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 30. Michael Smith November 18, 1994 December 15, 1994 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/Labour| Niamh Bhreathnach (2nd time) December 15, 1994 June 26, 1997 Labour
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 31. Micheál Martin June 26, 1997 September 30, 1997 Fianna Fáil

Minister for Education & Science 1997–present

# Name Entered Office Left Office Party
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| Micheál Martin September 30, 1997 January 27, 2000 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 32. Michael Woods January 27, 2000 June 6, 2002 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 33. Noel Dempsey June 6, 2002 September 29, 2004 Fianna Fáil
Template:Irish politics/party colours/FF| 34. Mary Hanafin September 29, 2004 Incumbent Fianna Fáil

Footnotes

  1. ^ John J. O'Kelly bore the title of Secretary for Education.
  2. ^ a b The terms of office of Michael Hayes and Finian Lynch overlap. This is because they were ministers under two different but overlapping political systems. Michael Hayes was a member of the Ministry of the Irish Republic, while Finian Lynch was a minister of the Provisional Government. For a period in 1922 an anomalous situation existed in which these two administrations overlapped.

See also

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