Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

The minister for children, equality, disability, integration and youth (Irish: An tAire Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige) is a senior minister in the government of Ireland and leads the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Incumbent
Roderic O'Gorman
since 27 June 2020
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Member of
Reports toTaoiseach
SeatDublin, Ireland
AppointerPresident of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach
Inaugural holderRichard Mulcahy as Minister for the Gaeltacht
Formation2 June 1956
WebsiteDepartment of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

The current Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is Roderic O'Gorman, TD.

He is assisted by two ministers of state:

Overview edit

The department was created in 1956 as the Department of the Gaeltacht. Its title and functions have changed several times, with the current title adopted in 2020.[2] An office of minister of state for children existed from 1994 to 2011. The minister for tourism, culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sport and media is currently responsible for the Gaeltacht.

List of office-holders edit

Minister for the Gaeltacht 1956–1993 edit

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Richard Mulcahy2 June 195624 October 1956Fine Gael7th
Patrick Lindsay24 October 195620 March 1957Fine Gael7th
Jack Lynch20 March 195726 June 1957Fianna Fáil8th
Mícheál Ó Móráin (1st time)26 June 195723 July 1959Fianna Fáil8th • 9th
Gerald Bartley23 July 195911 October 1961Fianna Fáil9th
Mícheál Ó Móráin (2nd time)11 October 196126 March 1968Fianna Fáil10th • 11th • 12th
Pádraig Faulkner27 March 19682 July 1969Fianna Fáil12th
George Colley2 July 196914 March 1973Fianna Fáil13th
Tom O'Donnell14 March 19735 July 1977Fine Gael14th
Denis Gallagher (1st time)5 July 197711 December 1979Fianna Fáil15th
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn12 December 197930 June 1981Fianna Fáil16th
Paddy O'Toole (1st time)30 June 19819 March 1982Fine Gael17th
Pádraig Flynn9 March 198211 October 1982Fianna Fáil18th
Denis Gallagher (2nd time)11 October 198214 December 1982Fianna Fáil18th
Paddy O'Toole (2nd time)14 December 198210 March 1987Fine Gael19th
Charles Haughey10 March 198711 February 1992Fianna Fáil20th • 21st
John Wilson11 February 199212 January 1993Fianna Fáil22nd
Michael D. Higgins (1st time)12 January 199321 January 1993Labour23rd

Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht 1993–1997 edit

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Michael D. Higgins (1st time)21 January 199317 November 1994Labour23rd
Bertie Ahern18 November 199415 December 1994Fianna Fáil23rd
Michael D. Higgins (2nd time)15 December 199426 June 1997Labour24th
Síle de Valera26 June 199712 July 1997Fianna Fáil25th

Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 1997–2002 edit

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Síle de Valera12 July 19976 June 2002Fianna Fáil25th
Éamon Ó Cuív6 June 200219 June 2002Fianna Fáil26th

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2002–2010 edit

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Éamon Ó Cuív19 June 200223 March 2010Fianna Fáil26th • 27th • 28th
Pat Carey23 March 20102 June 2010Fianna Fáil28th

Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs 2010–2011 edit

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Pat Carey2 June 20109 March 2011Fianna Fáil28th

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 2011–2020 edit

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Frances Fitzgerald9 March 20117 May 2014Fine Gael29th
Charles Flanagan8 May 201411 July 2014Fine Gael29th
James Reilly11 July 20146 May 2016Fine Gael29th
Katherine Zappone6 May 201627 June 2020Independent30th • 31st
Roderic O'Gorman27 June 202015 October 2020Green32nd

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 2020–present edit

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Roderic O'Gorman15 October 2020IncumbentGreen32nd • 33rd • 34th

References edit

  1. ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, archived from the original on 7 August 2020, retrieved 4 August 2020
  2. ^ "Children and Youth Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020". Irish Statute Book. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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