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
Name Term of office Party Government
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

Department of Justice 1978–1997

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
David Andrews 1 January 1979 11 December 1979 Fianna Fáil 15th
Seán Doherty[2] 25 March 1980 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil 16th
Dick Spring[3] 30 June 1981 9 March 1982 Labour Law Reform 17th
Nuala Fennell[4] 7 January 1983 10 March 1987 Fine Gael Family Law Reform 19th
Noel Treacy[5] 6 February 1991 11 February 1992 Fianna Fáil 21st
Willie O'Dea[6][7] 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

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[8] 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 29 September 2004 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
Conor Lenihan 20 June 2007 22 April 2009 Fianna Fáil Integration Policy
13 May 2008 9 March 2011 28th
John Moloney 13 May 2008 23 March 2010 Fianna Fáil Equality and Disability Issues

Department of Justice and Law Reform 2010–2011

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
Mary White 23 March 2010 23 January 2011 Green Equality and Human Rights; and Integration 28th
John Moloney 23 March 2010 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil Disability

Department of Justice and Equality 2011–2020

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 Calleary 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[9]

Department of Justice 2020–present

Name Term of office Party Responsibilities Government
James Browne 2 September 2020 Incumbent Fianna Fáil Law reform 32nd

References
  1. "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, 22 December 2020, retrieved 29 December 2020
  2. "Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (21st Dáil) – Thursday, 27 March 1980". Oireachtas. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 1981". Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "Appointment of Minister of State and Allocation of Responsibilities: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (24th Dáil) – Wednesday, 26 January 1983". Oireachtas. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. "Appointment of Member of Government: Statement – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) – Wednesday, 6 February 1991". Oireachtas. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. "Members of Government and Ministers of State: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) – Thursday, 13 February 1992". Oireachtas. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  7. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil) – Wednesday, 10 February 1993". Oireachtas. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  8. "Ministerial Appointments: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Wednesday, 2 February 2000". Oireachtas. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. "Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Tuesday, 7 July 2020". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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