Minister of State at the Department of Justice
The Minister of State at the Department of Justice is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Justice of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the Minister for Justice. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
The current Minister of State is James Browne, TD, who was appointed in September 2020.[1]
List of parliamentary secretaries[edit]
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James FitzGerald-Kenney[2] | 8 August 1927 | 11 October 1927 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 4th EC | |
| Charles Haughey | 24 June 1959 | 11 October 1961 | Fianna Fáil | 9th | |
| Brian Lenihan | 11 October 1961 | 3 November 1964 | Fianna Fáil | 10th | |
List of ministers of state[edit]
Department of Justice 1978–1997[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Andrews | 1 January 1979 | 11 December 1979 | Fianna Fáil | 15th | ||
| Seán Doherty[3] | 25 March 1980 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | 16th | ||
| Dick Spring[4] | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Labour | Law Reform | 17th | |
| Nuala Fennell[5] | 7 January 1983 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | Family Law Reform | 19th | |
| Noel Treacy[6] | 6 February 1991 | 11 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | 21st | ||
| Willie O'Dea[7][8] | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | 22nd | ||
| 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | 23rd | ||||
| Joan Burton | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Labour | 24th | ||
| Austin Currie | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Fine Gael | Children | ||
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform 1997–2010[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Mary Wallace | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Equality and disability | 25th | |
| Frank Fahey | 21 January 1998 | 27 January 2000 | Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
| Mary Hanafin[9] | 27 January 2000 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
| Willie O'Dea | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | Equality and disability | 26th | |
| Brian Lenihan | 19 June 2002 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
| Frank Fahey | 29 September 2004 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | Equality and disability | ||
| Seán Power | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Equality | 27th | |
| Brendan Smith | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Children | ||
| Conor Lenihan | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | Integration | ||
| Barry Andrews | 7 May 2008 | 23 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | Children | 28th | |
| Conor Lenihan | 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | Fianna Fáil | Integration | ||
| John Moloney | 13 May 2008 | 23 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | Equality and Disability Issues | ||
| John Curran | 22 April 2009 | 23 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | Integration | ||
Department of Justice and Law Reform 2010–2011[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Barry Andrews | 23 March 2010 | 23 January 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Children | 28th | |
| Mary White | 23 March 2010 | 23 January 2011 | Green | Equality and Human Rights; and Integration | ||
| John Moloney | 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | Disability | ||
Department of Justice and Equality 2011–2020[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Kathleen Lynch | 10 March 2011 | 23 May 2014 | Labour | Disability and equality | 29th | |
| Aodhán Ó Ríordáin | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | Labour | New communities and equality | ||
| Finian McGrath | 6 May 2016 | 27 June 2020 | Independent | Disability | 30th • 31st | |
| Dara Murphy | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Data protection | 30th | |
| David Stanton | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | Equality, Immigration, and Integration | ||
| 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | 31st | ||||
| Pat Breen | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | Data protection | ||
| Charlie McConalogue | 1 July 2020 | 2 September 2020 | Fianna Fáil | Law reform | 32nd[10] | |
Department of Justice 2020–present[edit] | ||||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Responsibilities | Government | ||
| Hildegarde Naughton | 27 April 2021 | 1 November 2021 | Fine Gael | Criminal justice[11] | 32nd | |
| James Browne | 2 September 2020 | Incumbent | Fianna Fáil | Law reform;[12][13] Civil justice and immigration (Apr.–Oct. 2021)[14] |
32nd • 33rd[15] • 34th | |
References[edit]
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- ^ "History of Government – Fifth Dáil – Parliamentary Secretaries". Government of Ireland. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (21st Dáil)". Oireachtas. 27 March 1980. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil)". Oireachtas. 7 July 1981. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Minister of State and Allocation of Responsibilities: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (24th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 26 January 1983. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Appointment of Member of Government: Statement – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 6 February 1991. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Members of Government and Ministers of State: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 13 February 1992. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 10 February 1993. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil)". Oireachtas. 2 February 2000. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Justice (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 252 of 2021). Signed on 18 May 2021. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 27 May 2021.
- ^ Justice (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 504 of 2020). Signed on 3 November 2020. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 11 November 2020.
- ^ Justice (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 594 of 2021). Signed on 9 November 2021. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 23 November 2021.
- ^ Justice (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 251 of 2021). Signed on 18 May 2021. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Minister of State appointments". gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.