Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage since January 2025[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". is James Browne, TD.
He is assisted by three Ministers of State:
- John Cummins, TD – Minister of State for local government and planning
- Christopher O'Sullivan, TD – Minister of State for nature, heritage and biodiversity
- Kieran O'Donnell, TD – Minister of State for housing
Overview
The minister is responsible for, among other matters:
- housing;
- local authorities and related services;
- the supervision of elections, including general elections and presidential elections.
List of office-holders
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Minister for Local Government 1919–1924 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s)Template:Efn | ||
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| W. T. Cosgrave | 2 April 1919 | 9 September 1922 |
|
2nd DM • 3rd DM • 4th DM • 1st PG | |
| Ernest Blythe | 30 August 1922 | 15 October 1923 |
|
2nd PG • 5th DM • 1st EC • 2nd EC | |
| Séamus Burke | 15 October 1923 | 2 June 1924 |
|
2nd EC | |
Minister for Local Government and Public Health 1924–1947 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Séamus Burke | 2 June 1924 | 23 June 1927 |
|
2nd EC | |
| Richard Mulcahy | 23 June 1927 | 9 March 1932 |
|
3rd EC • 4th EC • 5th EC | |
| Seán T. O'Kelly | 9 March 1932 | 8 September 1939 |
|
6th EC • 7th EC • 8th EC • 1st • 2nd | |
| P. J. Ruttledge | 8 September 1939 | 14 August 1941 |
|
2nd | |
| Éamon de Valera (acting)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 15 August 1941 | 18 August 1941 |
|
2nd | |
| Seán MacEntee | 18 August 1941 | 22 January 1947 |
|
2nd • 3rd • 4th | |
Minister for Local Government 1947–1977 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Seán MacEntee | 22 January 1947 | 18 February 1948 |
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4th | |
| Timothy J. Murphy | 18 February 1948 | 29 April 1949 |
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5th | |
| William Norton (acting)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 3 May 1949 | 11 May 1949 |
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5th | |
| Michael Keyes | 11 May 1949 | 13 June 1951 |
|
5th | |
| Paddy Smith (1st time) | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 |
|
6th | |
| Patrick O'Donnell | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 |
|
7th | |
| Paddy Smith (2nd time) | 20 March 1957 | 27 November 1957 |
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8th | |
| Neil Blaney | 27 November 1957 | 10 November 1966 |
|
8th • 9th • 10th • 11th | |
| Kevin Boland | 10 November 1966 | 7 May 1970 |
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12th • 13th | |
| Bobby Molloy | 9 May 1970 | 14 March 1973 |
|
13th | |
| James Tully | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977 |
|
14th | |
Minister for the Environment 1977–1997 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Sylvester Barrett | 5 July 1977 | 15 October 1980 |
|
15th • 16th | |
| Ray Burke (1st time) | 15 October 1980 | 30 June 1981 |
|
16th | |
| Peter Barry | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 |
|
17th | |
| Ray Burke (2nd time) | 9 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 |
|
18th | |
| Dick Spring | 14 December 1982 | 13 December 1983 |
|
19th | |
| Liam Kavanagh | 13 December 1983 | 14 February 1986 |
|
19th | |
| John Boland | 14 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 |
|
19th | |
| Pádraig Flynn | 10 March 1987 | 8 November 1991 |
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20th • 21st | |
| John Wilson (acting)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 8 November 1991 | 14 November 1991 |
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21st | |
| Rory O'Hanlon | 14 November 1991 | 14 February 1992 |
|
21st | |
| Michael Smith | 14 February 1992 | 14 December 1994 |
|
22nd • 23rd | |
| Brendan Howlin | 14 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 |
|
24th | |
Minister for Environment and Local Government 1997–2002 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Noel Dempsey | 26 June 1997 | 6 June 2002 |
|
25th | |
| Martin Cullen | 6 June 2002 | 10 June 2003 |
|
26th | |
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 2002–2011 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Martin Cullen | 10 June 2003 | 29 September 2004 |
|
26th | |
| Dick Roche | 29 September 2004 | 14 June 2007 |
|
26th | |
| John Gormley | 14 June 2007 | 23 January 2011 |
|
27th • 28th | |
| Éamon Ó Cuív | 23 January 2011 | 9 March 2011 |
|
28th | |
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government 2011–2016 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Phil Hogan | 9 March 2011 | 11 July 2014 |
|
29th | |
| Alan Kelly | 11 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 |
|
29th | |
Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government 2016–2017 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Simon Coveney | 6 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 |
|
30th | |
Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government 2017–2020 | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Eoghan Murphy | 14 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 |
|
31st | |
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 2020–present | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Party | Government(s) | ||
| Darragh O'Brien | 27 June 2020 | 23 January 2025 |
|
32nd • 33rd • 34th | |
| James Browne | 23 January 2025 | Incumbent |
|
35th | |
- Notes
References
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