Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
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Minister for Children and Youth Affairs |
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Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
Inaugural holder | Richard Mulcahy as Minister for the Gaeltacht |
Formation | 2 June 1956 |
Website | www |
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Irish: An tAire Leanaí agus Gnóthaí Óige) is a senior minister at the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in the Government of Ireland.
The current Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is James Reilly, TD.[1]
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 List of office-holders
- 2.1 Minister for the Gaeltacht 1956–1993
- 2.2 Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht 1993–1997
- 2.3 Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 1997–2002
- 2.4 Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2002–2010
- 2.5 Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs 2010–2011
- 2.6 Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 2011–present
- 3 See also
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Overview
The department was created in 1956 as the Department of the Gaeltacht. Its title has changed several times, the current title was created in 2011.[2] An office of Minister of State for Children existed from 1994 to 2011.
The department is responsible for children and youth affairs.
List of office-holders
Minister for the Gaeltacht 1956–1993 |
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No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
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1. | Richard Mulcahy | 2 June 1956 | 24 October 1956 | Fine Gael | |
2. | Patrick Lindsay | 24 October 1956 | 20 March 1957 | Fine Gael | |
3. | Jack Lynch | 20 March 1957 | 26 June 1957 | Fianna Fáil | |
4. | Micheál Ó Móráin (1st time) | 26 June 1957 | 23 July 1959 | Fianna Fáil | |
5. | Gerald Bartley | 23 July 1959 | 11 October 1961 | Fianna Fáil | |
Micheál Ó Móráin (2nd time) | 11 October 1961 | 26 March 1968 | Fianna Fáil | ||
6. | Pádraig Faulkner | 27 March 1968 | 2 July 1969 | Fianna Fáil | |
7. | George Colley | 2 July 1969 | 14 March 1973 | Fianna Fáil | |
8. | Tom O'Donnell | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977 | Fine Gael | |
9. | Denis Gallagher (1st time) | 5 July 1977 | 11 December 1979 | Fianna Fáil | |
10. | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 12 December 1979 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |
11. | Paddy O'Toole (1st time) | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | |
Denis Gallagher (2nd time) | 9 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | ||
Paddy O'Toole (2nd time) | 14 December 1982 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | ||
12. | Charles Haughey | 10 March 1987 | 11 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | |
13. | John Wilson | 11 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | |
14. | Michael D. Higgins (1st time) | 12 January 1993 | 21 January 1993 | Labour Party | |
Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht 1993–1997 |
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No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
Michael D. Higgins (1st time) | 21 January 1993 | 17 November 1994 | Labour Party | ||
15. | Bertie Ahern | 18 November 1994 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | |
Michael D. Higgins (2nd time) | 15 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Labour Party | ||
16. | Síle de Valera | 26 June 1997 | 12 July 1997 | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 1997–2002 |
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No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
Síle de Valera | 12 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | ||
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2002–2010 |
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No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
17. | Éamon Ó Cuív | 6 June 2002 | 23 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs 2010–2011 |
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No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
18. | Pat Carey | 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 2011–present |
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No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
19. | Frances Fitzgerald | 9 March 2011 | 7 May 2014 | Fine Gael | |
20. | Charles Flanagan | 8 May 2014 | 11 July 2014 | Fine Gael | |
21. | James Reilly | 11 July 2014 | Incumbent | Fine Gael |