Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
	Incumbent; Catherine Martin; since 27 June 2020
	Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
Member of	Cabinet; Dáil Éireann;
Reports to	Taoiseach
Seat	Dublin, Ireland
Appointer	President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach
Inaugural holder	Martin O'Donoghue as Minister for Economic Planning and Development
Formation	8 July 1977
Website	chg.gov.ie

The Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht (Irish: An tAire na Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíne, Cultúir, Spóirt agus na Gaeltachta) is the senior minister at the Department of Media, Tourism, Art, Culture, Sports and the Gaeltacht in the Government of Ireland.

The current minister is Catherine Martin, TD.

She is assisted by Jack Chambers, Minister of State with responsibility for Gaeltacht and Sport.^[1]

Overview

The Minister for Economic Planning and Development was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977.^[2] The title and functions of the position have changed several times since then. The current title was adopted in 2017 by the 31st Government.^[3]

Culture

Creating an environment enabling the National Cultural Institutions to flourish through the provision of financial resources and an appropriate policy framework. The National Cultural Institutions include: the National Archives of Ireland, National Concert Hall, National Library of Ireland, National Museum of Ireland, Chester Beatty Library, Irish Museum of Modern Art and National Gallery of Ireland. Formulation, development and evaluation of policy and structures to promote and foster the practice and appreciation of the creative and interpretative arts and to encourage the development of the Irish film industry; enabling the national cultural institutions, as integral elements of the national culture, to preserve, protect and present for the benefit of present and future generations our moveable heritage and cultural assets.

List of office-holders

No.	Name	Term of office		Party
Minister for Economic Planning and Development 1977–1980
1	Martin O'Donoghue^[a]	8 July 1977	11 December 1979 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
2	Michael O'Kennedy	12 December 1979	21 January 1980 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
Minister for Energy 1980–1981
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
	Michael O'Kennedy	21 January 1980	22 January 1980 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
3	George Colley	22 January 1980	30 June 1981 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
4	Michael O'Leary	30 June 1981	21 August 1981 style="width: 2px; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour
Minister for Industry and Energy 1981–1983
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
	Michael O'Leary	21 August 1981	9 March 1982 style="width: 2px; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour
5	Albert Reynolds (1st time)	9 March 1982	14 December 1982 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
6	John Bruton	14 December 1982	13 December 1983 style="width: 2px; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael
7	Dick Spring	13 December 1983	17 December 1983 style="width: 2px; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour
Minister for Energy 1983–1993
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
	Dick Spring	17 December 1983	20 January 1987 style="width: 2px; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" \|	Labour
8	Michael Noonan	20 January 1987	10 March 1987 style="width: 2px; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael
9	Ray Burke	10 March 1987	24 November 1988 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
10	Michael Smith	24 November 1988	12 July 1989 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
11	Bobby Molloy	12 July 1989	4 November 1992 style="width: 2px; background-color: #1251A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Democrats" \|	Progressive Democrats
	Albert Reynolds (2nd time)	4 November 1992	12 January 1993 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
12	Brian Cowen	12 January 1993	22 January 1993 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
Minister for Tourism and Trade 1993–1997
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
13	Charlie McCreevy	22 January 1993	15 December 1994 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
14	Enda Kenny	15 December 1994	26 June 1997 style="width: 2px; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael
15	Jim McDaid	26 June 1997	12 July 1997 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation 1997–2002
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
	Jim McDaid	12 July 1997	6 June 2002 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 2002–2010
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
16	John O'Donoghue	6 June 2002	14 June 2007 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
17	Séamus Brennan	14 June 2007	6 May 2008 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
18	Martin Cullen	7 May 2008	23 March 2010 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
19	Mary Hanafin	23 March 2010	2 May 2010 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport 2010–2011
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
	Mary Hanafin	2 May 2010	9 March 2011 style="width: 2px; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" \|	Fianna Fáil
20	Jimmy Deenihan	9 March 2011	2 June 2011 style="width: 2px; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2011–2016
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
	Jimmy Deenihan	2 June 2011	11 July 2014 style="width: 2px; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael
21	Heather Humphreys	11 July 2014	12 July 2016 style="width: 2px; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2016–2017
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
	Heather Humphreys	12 July 2016	1 August 2017 style="width: 2px; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2017–2020
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
	Heather Humphreys	1 August 2017	30 November 2017 style="width: 2px; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael
22	Josepha Madigan	30 November 2017	27 June 2020 style="width: 2px; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" \|	Fine Gael
Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht 2020–present
No.	Name	Term of office		Party
23	Catherine Martin	27 June 2020	Incumbent style="width: 2px; background-color: #22AC6F;" data-sort-value="Green Party (Ireland)" \|	Green

Notes

^ O'Donoghue was a minister without portfolio from 8 July to 13 December 1977 before the department was formally established.

References

^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, retrieved 4 August 2020
^ "Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977". Irish Statute Book. 6 December 1977. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

External links

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

[4] O'Donoghue was a minister without portfolio from 8 July to 13 December 1977 before the department was formally established.

[1] "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, retrieved 4 August 2020

[2] "Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977". Irish Statute Book. 6 December 1977. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[3] "Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

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Overview

Culture

List of office-holders

Minister for Economic Planning and Development 1977–1980

Minister for Energy 1980–1981

Minister for Industry and Energy 1981–1983

Minister for Energy 1983–1993

Minister for Tourism and Trade 1993–1997

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation 1997–2002

Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 2002–2010

Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport 2010–2011

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2011–2016

Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2016–2017

Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2017–2020

Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht 2020–present

See also

References

External links