Minister for Social Protection
Minister for Social Protection | |
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Department of Social Protection | |
Member of | |
Reports to | Taoiseach |
Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
Inaugural holder | James Ryan as Minister for Social Welfare |
Formation | 22 January 1947 |
Website | Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection |
The Minister for Social Protection (Irish: An tAire Cosanta Sóisialta) is the senior minister at the Department of Social Protection in the Government of Ireland.
The current Minister for Social Protection is Heather Humphreys.[1] She is also Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands.
Overview
The Department was formed in 1947 as the Department of Social Welfare.[2] Its present title dates from 2017.[3] The Department formulates appropriate social protection policies and administers and manages the delivery of statutory and non-statutory schemes and services. It is also responsible for the delivery of a range of social insurance and social assistance schemes including provision for unemployment, illness, maternity, caring, widowhood, retirement and old age.
List of office-holders
Minister for Social Welfare 1947–1997 | |||||
No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
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1 | James Ryan (1st time)[a] | 22 January 1947 | 18 February 1948
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Fianna Fáil | |
2 | William Norton | 18 February 1948 | 14 June 1951
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Labour | |
James Ryan (2nd time)[a] | 14 June 1951 | 2 June 1954
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Fianna Fáil | ||
3 | Brendan Corish (1st time) | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957
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Labour | |
4 | Paddy Smith | 20 March 1957 | 27 November 1957
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Fianna Fáil | |
5 | Seán MacEntee[a] | 27 November 1957 | 12 October 1961
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Fianna Fáil | |
6 | Kevin Boland (1st time) | 12 October 1961 | 16 November 1966
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Fianna Fáil | |
7 | Joseph Brennan (1st time) | 16 November 1966 | 2 July 1969
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Fianna Fáil | |
Kevin Boland (2nd time) | 2 July 1969 | 6 May 1970
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Fianna Fáil | ||
Joseph Brennan (2nd time) | 6 May 1970 | 14 March 1973
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Fianna Fáil | ||
Brendan Corish (2nd time)[a] | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977
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Labour | ||
8 | Charles Haughey[a] | 5 July 1977 | 12 December 1979
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Fianna Fáil | |
9 | Michael Woods (1st time)[a] | 12 December 1979 | 30 June 1981
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Fianna Fáil | |
10 | Eileen Desmond[a] | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982
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Labour | |
Michael Woods (2nd time)[a] | 9 March 1982 | 14 December 1982
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Fianna Fáil | ||
11 | Barry Desmond[a] | 14 December 1982 | 14 February 1986
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Labour | |
12 | Gemma Hussey | 14 February 1986 | 10 March 1987
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Fine Gael | |
Michael Woods (3rd time) | 10 March 1987 | 13 November 1991
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Fianna Fáil | ||
13 | Brendan Daly | 13 November 1991 | 11 February 1992
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Fianna Fáil | |
14 | Charlie McCreevy | 11 February 1992 | 12 January 1993
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Fianna Fáil | |
Michael Woods (4th time)[b] | 12 January 1993 | 15 December 1994
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Fianna Fáil | ||
15 | Proinsias De Rossa | 15 December 1994 | 26 June 1997
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Democratic Left | |
16 | Dermot Ahern | 26 June 1997 | 12 July 1997
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Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs 1997–2002 | |||||
No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
Dermot Ahern | 12 July 1997 | 17 June 2002
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Fianna Fáil | ||
Minister for Social and Family Affairs 2002–2010 | |||||
No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
17 | Mary Coughlan | 17 June 2002 | 29 September 2004
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Fianna Fáil | |
18 | Séamus Brennan | 29 September 2004 | 14 June 2007
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Fianna Fáil | |
19 | Martin Cullen | 14 June 2007 | 7 May 2008
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Fianna Fáil | |
20. | Mary Hanafin | 7 May 2008 | 23 March 2010
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Fianna Fáil | |
21 | Éamon Ó Cuív | 23 March 2010 | 2 May 2010
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Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Social Protection 2010–2017 | |||||
No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
Éamon Ó Cuív[c] | 2 May 2010 | 9 March 2011
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Fianna Fáil | ||
22 | Joan Burton | 9 March 2011 | 6 May 2016
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Labour | |
23 | Leo Varadkar | 6 May 2016 | 14 June 2017
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Fine Gael | |
24 | Regina Doherty | 14 June 2017 | 2 September 2017
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Fine Gael | |
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection 2017–2020 | |||||
No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
Regina Doherty | 2 September 2017 | 27 June 2020
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Fine Gael | ||
25 | Heather Humphreys[d] | 27 June 2020 | Incumbent
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Fine Gael |
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Also Minister for Health.
- ^ Also Minister for Health from 17 November to 15 December 1994.
- ^ Also Minister for Defence from 20 January to 9 March 2011 and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government from 23 January to 9 March 2011.
- ^ Also Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands.
See also
References
- ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, retrieved 2 July 2020
- ^ "Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1946". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Social Protection (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 6 November 2017.