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

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment
James FitzGerald-Kenney[2]8 August 192711 October 1927Cumann na nGaedheal4th EC
Charles Haughey24 June 195911 October 1961Fianna Fáil9th
Brian Lenihan11 October 19613 November 1964Fianna Fáil10th

List of ministers of state edit

Department of Justice 1978–1997 edit

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
David Andrews1 January 197911 December 1979Fianna Fáil15th
Seán Doherty[3]25 March 198030 June 1981Fianna Fáil16th
Dick Spring[4]30 June 19819 March 1982LabourLaw Reform17th
Nuala Fennell[5]7 January 198310 March 1987Fine GaelFamily Law Reform19th
Noel Treacy[6]6 February 199111 February 1992Fianna Fáil21st
Willie O'Dea[7][8]13 February 199212 January 1993Fianna Fáil22nd
14 January 199315 December 199423rd
Joan Burton20 December 199426 June 1997Labour24th
Austin Currie20 December 199426 June 1997Fine GaelChildren

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform 1997–2010 edit

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Mary Wallace8 July 19976 June 2002Fianna FáilEquality and disability25th
Frank Fahey21 January 199827 January 2000Fianna FáilChildren
Mary Hanafin[9]27 January 20006 June 2002Fianna FáilChildren
Willie O'Dea19 June 200229 September 2004Fianna FáilEquality and disability26th
Brian Lenihan19 June 200214 June 2007Fianna FáilChildren
Frank Fahey29 September 200414 June 2007Fianna FáilEquality and disability
Seán Power20 June 20077 May 2008Fianna FáilEquality27th
Brendan Smith20 June 20077 May 2008Fianna FáilChildren
Conor Lenihan20 June 20077 May 2008Fianna FáilIntegration
Barry Andrews7 May 200823 March 2010Fianna FáilChildren28th
Conor Lenihan13 May 200822 April 2009Fianna FáilIntegration
John Moloney13 May 200823 March 2010Fianna FáilEquality and Disability Issues
John Curran22 April 200923 March 2010Fianna FáilIntegration

Department of Justice and Law Reform 2010–2011 edit

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Barry Andrews23 March 201023 January 2011Fianna FáilChildren28th
Mary White23 March 201023 January 2011GreenEquality and Human Rights; and Integration
John Moloney23 March 20109 March 2011Fianna FáilDisability

Department of Justice and Equality 2011–2020 edit

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Kathleen Lynch10 March 201123 May 2014LabourDisability and equality29th
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin15 July 20146 May 2016LabourNew communities and equality
Finian McGrath6 May 201627 June 2020IndependentDisability30th • 31st
Dara Murphy19 May 201614 June 2017Fine GaelData protection30th
David Stanton19 May 201614 June 2017Fine GaelEquality, Immigration, and Integration
20 June 201727 June 202031st
Pat Breen20 June 201727 June 2020Fine GaelData protection
Charlie McConalogue1 July 20202 September 2020Fianna FáilLaw reform32nd[10]

Department of Justice 2020–present edit

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Hildegarde Naughton27 April 20211 November 2021Fine GaelCriminal justice[11]32nd
James Browne2 September 2020IncumbentFianna FáilLaw reform;[12][13]
Civil justice and immigration (Apr.–Oct. 2021)[14]
32nd • 33rd[15] • 34th

References edit

  1. ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, 22 December 2020, archived from the original on 7 August 2020, retrieved 29 December 2020
  2. ^ "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.
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  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Minister of State appointments". gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.