Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
| Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation | |
|---|---|
| Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation | |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Taoiseach |
| Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
| Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
| Inaugural holder | Ernest Blythe as Director of Trade and Commerce |
| Formation | 17 June 1919 |
| Website | dbei |
The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Irish: An tAire Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta) is the senior minister at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in the Government of Ireland.
The current Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation is Heather Humphreys, TD.[1] There are two Ministers of State in the Department:
- Pat Breen, TD – Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection
- John Halligan, TD – Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development
Overview
The Minister heads one of the most important economic departments in the Irish Government, responsible for the implementation of policy in five key areas – Enterprise, Innovation, Growth; Quality, Work and Learning; Making Markets and Regulation work better; Quality, Value and Continuous Improvement; and the European Union. A large element of the work of the Department arises from the Republic's membership of a number of international organisations, in particular the European Union and the World Trade Organization. The Department plays an active role in the development of EU and WTO policies, particularly to ensure that the Republic's interests are protected. The Department is organised into five divisions. They are:
- Innovation and Investment Division
- Enterprise and Trade Division
- Commerce, Consumer and Competition Division
- Employment Rights and Industrial Relations Division
- Corporate Services
List of office-holders
Denotes acting Minister
Director of Trade and Commerce 1919–1921 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ernest Blythe | 17 June 1919 | 26 August 1921 | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin |
Secretary for Trade and Commerce 1921–1922 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Ernest Blythe | 26 August 1921 | 11 January 1922 | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin | |
Minister for Trade 1922 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Ernest Blythe | 11 January 1922 | 30 August 1922 | style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedheal/meta/color" | | Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin | |
Minister for Industry and Commerce 1922–1977 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 2. | Joseph McGrath | 30 August 1922 | 7 March 1924 | style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedheal/meta/color" | | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| 3. | Patrick McGilligan | 4 April 1924 | 9 March 1932 | style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedheal/meta/color" | | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| 4. | Seán Lemass (1st time) | 9 March 1932 | 16 September 1939 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 5. | Seán MacEntee | 16 September 1939 | 18 August 1941 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| Seán Lemass (2nd time) | 18 August 1941 | 18 February 1948 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 6. | Daniel Morrissey | 18 February 1948 | 7 March 1951 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 7. | Thomas F. O'Higgins | 7 March 1951 | 13 June 1951 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| Seán Lemass (3rd time) | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 8. | William Norton | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party |
| Seán Lemass (4th time) | 20 March 1957 | 23 June 1959 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 9. | Jack Lynch | 23 June 1959 | 21 April 1965 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 10. | Patrick Hillery | 21 April 1965 | 13 July 1966 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 11. | George Colley | 13 July 1966 | 9 May 1970 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 12. | Patrick Lalor | 9 May 1970 | 14 March 1973 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 13. | Justin Keating | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party |
| 14. | Desmond O'Malley (1st time) | 5 July 1977 | 23 September 1977 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy 1977–1980 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Desmond O'Malley | 23 September 1977 | 23 January 1980 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism 1980–1981 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Desmond O'Malley | 23 January 1980 | 30 June 1981 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 15. | John Kelly | 30 June 1981 | 21 August 1981 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1981–1983 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| John Kelly | 21 August 1981 | 9 March 1982 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | |
| Desmond O'Malley (2nd time) | 9 March 1982 | 6 October 1982 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 16. | Paddy Power | 7 October 1982 | 27 October 1982 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 17. | Pádraig Flynn (1st time) | 27 October 1982 | 14 December 1982 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 18. | Frank Cluskey | 14 December 1982 | 8 December 1983 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party |
| 19. | Garret FitzGerald (acting) | 8 December 1983 | 13 December 1983 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 20. | John Bruton | 13 December 1983 | 17 December 1983 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1983–1986 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| John Bruton | 17 December 1983 | 14 February 1986 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | |
| 21. | Michael Noonan | 14 February 1986 | 19 February 1986 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
Minister for Industry and Commerce 1986–1993 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Michael Noonan | 19 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | |
| 22. | Albert Reynolds | 10 March 1987 | 24 November 1988 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 23. | Ray Burke | 24 November 1988 | 12 July 1989 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| Desmond O'Malley (3rd time) | 12 July 1989 | 4 November 1992 | style="background-color: Template:Progressive Democrats/meta/color" | | Progressive Democrats | |
| Pádraig Flynn (2nd time) | 5 November 1992 | 4 January 1993 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | |
| 24. | Bertie Ahern | 4 January 1993 | 12 January 1993 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 25. | Ruairi Quinn | 12 January 1993 | 21 January 1993 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party |
Minister for Enterprise and Employment 1993–1997 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Ruairi Quinn | 21 January 1993 | 17 November 1994 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | |
| 26. | Charlie McCreevy | 18 November 1994 | 15 December 1994 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 27. | Richard Bruton | 15 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 28. | Mary Harney | 26 June 1997 | 12 July 1997 | style="background-color: Template:Progressive Democrats/meta/color" | | Progressive Democrats |
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 1997–2010 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Mary Harney | 12 July 1997 | 29 September 2004 | style="background-color: Template:Progressive Democrats/meta/color" | | Progressive Democrats | |
| 29. | Micheál Martin | 29 September 2004 | 7 May 2008 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 30. | Mary Coughlan | 7 May 2008 | 23 March 2010 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 2010–2011 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 31. | Batt O'Keeffe | 23 March 2010 | 20 January 2011 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
| 32. | Mary Hanafin | 20 January 2011 | 9 March 2011 | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil |
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 2011–2017 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Richard Bruton (2nd time) | 9 March 2011 | 6 May 2016 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | |
| 33. | Mary Mitchell O'Connor | 6 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation 2017–present | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 34. | Frances Fitzgerald | 14 June 2017 | 28 November 2017 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 35. | Leo Varadkar (acting) | 28 November 2017 | 30 November 2017 | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
| 36. | Heather Humphreys | 30 November 2017 | Incumbent | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael |
See also
References
- ^ Bardon, Sarah (28 November 2017). "Frances Fitzgerald resigns in 'national interest' to avoid election". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 November 2017.