Department of Social Welfare 1980–1997 |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
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Tom Nolan | 25 March 1980 | 17 December 1980 | | Fianna Fáil | | 16th [6] [7] |
Thomas Hussey | 17 December 1980 | 30 June 1981 | | Fianna Fáil | |
Mary Flaherty | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | | Fine Gael | Poverty and the Family | 17th [8] |
Denis Gallagher | 23 March 1982 | 27 October 1982 | | Fianna Fáil | Social Welfare Claims | 18th [9] [10] |
Rory O'Hanlon | 28 October 1982 | 14 December 1982 | | Fianna Fáil | Social Welfare Claims |
Fergus O'Brien | 16 December 1982 | 15 December 1983 | | Fine Gael | Social Welfare Information | 19th [11] [12] |
John Donnellan | 15 December 1983 | 10 March 1987 | | Fine Gael | Social Welfare Information |
Séamus Pattison | 15 December 1983 | 20 January 1987 | | Labour | Social Welfare Administration |
Joan Burton | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | | Labour | EC Poverty Plans and Tax and Social Welfare Codes [13] | 23rd [14] |
Bernard Durkan | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | | Fine Gael | | 24th [15] |
Department of Social and Family Affairs 2007–2010 |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
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Máire Hoctor | 9 July 2007 | 7 May 2008 | | Fianna Fáil | Older People | 27th [16] |
13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | 28th [17] [18] |
Áine Brady | 22 April 2009 | 9 March 2011 | | Fianna Fáil | Older People and Health Promotion |
Department of Social Protection 2010–2017 |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
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Kevin Humphreys | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | | Labour | Employment, Community and Social Support [19] [20] [21] | 29th [22] |
Finian McGrath | 6 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | | Independent | Disability Issues [23] | 30th [24] |
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection 2017–2020 |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
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Finian McGrath | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | | Independent | Disability Issues [25] | 31st [26] |
Pat Breen | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | | Fine Gael | Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection |
Department of Social Protection 2020–present |
Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
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Damien English | 19 July 2020 | 12 January 2023 | | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Business | 32nd • 33rd [27] [28] |
Neale Richmond | 13 January 2023 | 10 April 2024 | | Fine Gael | Employment Affairs and Retail Business |
Joe O'Brien | 19 July 2020 | 23 January 2025 | | Green | Community Development and Charities | 32nd • 33rd • 34th |
Emer Higgins | 10 April 2024 | 23 January 2025 | | Fine Gael | Business, Employment and Retail | 34th |