Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
| Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine | |
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| Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Taoiseach |
| Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
| Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
| Inaugural holder | Robert Barton as Director of Agriculture |
| Formation | 2 April 1919 |
| Website | agriculture |
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Irish: An tAire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara) is the senior minister at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the Government of Ireland. Historically, the agriculture portfolio has gone under a number of different names; the holder has often borne the title of simply Minister for Agriculture.
The current Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is Michael Creed, TD. He is assisted by:
Overview
The Department's functions include:
- Policy advice and development on all areas of departmental responsibility
- Representation in international especially European Union and national negotiations;
- Development and implementation of national and EU schemes in support of agriculture, food, fisheries, forestry and rural development.
- Monitoring and controlling aspects of food safety.
- Control and audit of public expenditure under its control.
- Regulation of the agriculture, fisheries and food industries through national and EU law.
- Monitoring and controlling animal and plant health and animal welfare.
- Monitoring and direction of state bodies engaged in the following areas:
- Research training and advice.
- Market development and promotion.
- Industry regulation and development.
- Commercial activities.
- Direct provision of support services to agriculture, food, fisheries and forestry.
List of office-holders
Director of Agriculture 1919–1921 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Barton | 2 April 1919 | 26 August 1921 | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin |
Secretary for Agriculture 1921–1922 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 2 | Art O'Connor | 26 August 1921 | 9 January 1922 | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin |
Minister for Agriculture 1922–1924 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 3 | Patrick Hogan | 11 January 1922 | 2 June 1924 | style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedheal/meta/color" | | Cumann na nGaedheal |
Minister for Lands and Agriculture 1924–1930 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Patrick Hogan | 2 June 1924 | 3 April 1930 | style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedheal/meta/color" | | Cumann na nGaedheal | |
Minister for Agriculture 1930–1965 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Patrick Hogan | 3 April 1930 | 9 March 1932 | style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedheal/meta/color" | | Cumann na nGaedheal | |
| 4 | James Ryan | 9 March 1932 | 21 January 1947 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 5 | Paddy Smith (1st time) | 21 January 1947 | 18 February 1948 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 6 | James Dillon (1st time) | 18 February 1948 | 13 June 1951 | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independent[1] |
| 7 | Thomas Walsh | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| James Dillon (2nd time) | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | |
| 8 | Frank Aiken (1st time) | 20 March 1957 | 16 May 1957 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 9 | Seán Moylan | 16 May 1957 | 16 November 1957 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| Frank Aiken (2nd time) | 16 November 1957 | 27 November 1957 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| Paddy Smith (2nd time) | 27 November 1957 | 8 October 1964 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 10 | Charles Haughey | 8 October 1964 | 6 July 1965 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries 1965–1977 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Charles Haughey | 6 July 1965 | 10 November 1966 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 11 | Neil Blaney | 10 November 1966 | 7 May 1970 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 12 | Jim Gibbons (1st time) | 7 May 1970 | 14 March 1973 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 13 | Mark Clinton | 14 March 1973 | 9 February 1977 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
Minister for Agriculture 1977–1987 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Mark Clinton | 9 February 1977 | 5 July 1977 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | |
| Jim Gibbons (2nd time) | 5 July 1977 | 11 December 1979 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 14 | Ray MacSharry | 12 December 1979 | 30 June 1981 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 15 | Alan Dukes | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 16 | Brian Lenihan | 9 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 17 | Austin Deasy | 14 December 1982 | 10 March 1987 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 18 | Michael O'Kennedy | 10 March 1987 | 31 March 1987 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
Minister for Agriculture and Food 1987–1993 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Michael O'Kennedy | 31 March 1987 | 14 November 1991 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 19 | Michael Woods | 14 November 1991 | 11 February 1992 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 20 | Joe Walsh (1st time) | 11 February 1992 | 21 January 1993 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry 1993–1997 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Joe Walsh (1st time) | 21 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 21 | Ivan Yates | 15 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| Joe Walsh (2nd time) | 26 June 1997 | 12 July 1997 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Agriculture and Food 1997–1999 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Joe Walsh (2nd time) | 12 July 1997 | 27 September 1999 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development 1999–2002 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Joe Walsh (2nd time) | 29 September 1999 | 6 June 2002 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Agriculture and Food 2002–2007 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Joe Walsh (2nd time) | 6 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 22 | Mary Coughlan | 29 September 2004 | 14 June 2007 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2007–2011 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Mary Coughlan | 14 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 23 | Brendan Smith | 7 May 2008 | 9 March 2011 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2011–present | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 24 | Simon Coveney | 9 March 2011 | 6 May 2016 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 25 | Michael Creed | 6 May 2016 | Incumbent | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
See also
References
- ^ James Dillon resigned from Fine Gael in 1942 over his opposition to neutrality and rejoined the party only in 1953; however, he remained closely associated with Fine Gael in the intervening period.