Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English The Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport (Template:Langx) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.

The minister since January 2025Template:Dated maintenance category (articles) is Patrick O'Donovan, TD. He is assisted by one minister of state:

• Charlie McConalogue, TD – Minister of State for sport and postal policy

List of office-holders

The Minister for Economic Planning and Development was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977. The title and functions of the position have changed several times since then.

Minister for Economic Planning and Development 1977–1980
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Martin O'DonoghueTemplate:Efn	8 July 1977	11 December 1979	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	15th
Michael O'Kennedy	12 December 1979	21 January 1980	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	16th
Minister for Energy 1980–1981
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Michael O'Kennedy	21 January 1980	22 January 1980	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	16th
George Colley	22 January 1980	30 June 1981	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	16th
Minister for Industry and Energy 1981–1983
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Michael O'Leary	30 June 1981	9 March 1982	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	17th
Albert Reynolds (1st time)	9 March 1982	14 December 1982	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	18th
John Bruton	14 December 1982	13 December 1983	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	19th
Minister for Energy 1983–1993
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Dick Spring	13 December 1983	20 January 1987	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	19th
Michael Noonan	20 January 1987	10 March 1987	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	19th
Ray Burke	10 March 1987	24 November 1988	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	20th
Michael Smith	24 November 1988	12 July 1989	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	20th
Bobby Molloy	12 July 1989	4 November 1992	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	21st • 22nd
Albert Reynolds (2nd time)	4 November 1992	12 January 1993	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	22nd
Brian Cowen	12 January 1993	20 January 1993	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	23rd
Minister for Tourism and Trade 1993–1997
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Brian Cowen	20 January 1993	22 January 1993	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	23rd
Charlie McCreevy	22 January 1993	15 December 1994	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	23rd
Enda Kenny	15 December 1994	26 June 1997	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	24th
Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation 1997–2002
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Jim McDaid	26 June 1997	6 June 2002	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	25th
Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 2002–2010
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
John O'Donoghue	6 June 2002	14 June 2007	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	26th
Séamus Brennan	14 June 2007	7 May 2008	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	27th
Martin Cullen	7 May 2008	23 March 2010	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	28th
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport 2010–2011
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Mary Hanafin	23 March 2010	9 March 2011	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	28th
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2011–2016
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Jimmy Deenihan	9 March 2011	11 July 2014	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	29th
Heather Humphreys	11 July 2014	6 May 2016	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	29th
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2016–2017
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Heather Humphreys	6 May 2016	14 June 2017	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	30th
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2017–2020
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Heather Humphreys	14 June 2017	30 November 2017	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	31st
Josepha Madigan	30 November 2017	27 June 2020	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	31st
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 2020–2025
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Catherine Martin	27 June 2020	23 January 2025	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	32nd • 33rd • 34th
Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport 2025–present
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Patrick O'Donovan	23 January 2025	Incumbent	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	35th

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