Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

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

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage since January 2025Template:Dated maintenance category (articles) 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

  Denotes acting Minister

Minister for Local Government 1919–1924
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)Template:Efn
W. T. Cosgrave	2 April 1919	9 September 1922	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2nd DM • 3rd DM • 4th DM • 1st PG
Ernest Blythe	30 August 1922	15 October 1923	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2nd PG • 5th DM • 1st EC • 2nd EC
Séamus Burke	15 October 1923	2 June 1924	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	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	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2nd EC
Richard Mulcahy	23 June 1927	9 March 1932	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	3rd EC • 4th EC • 5th EC
Seán T. O'Kelly	9 March 1932	8 September 1939	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	6th EC • 7th EC • 8th EC • 1st • 2nd
P. J. Ruttledge	8 September 1939	14 August 1941	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2nd
Éamon de Valera (acting)	15 August 1941	18 August 1941	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2nd
Seán MacEntee	18 August 1941	22 January 1947	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2nd • 3rd • 4th
Minister for Local Government 1947–1977
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Seán MacEntee	22 January 1947	18 February 1948	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	4th
Timothy J. Murphy	18 February 1948	29 April 1949	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	5th
William Norton (acting)	3 May 1949	11 May 1949	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	5th
Michael Keyes	11 May 1949	13 June 1951	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	5th
Paddy Smith (1st time)	13 June 1951	2 June 1954	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	6th
Patrick O'Donnell	2 June 1954	20 March 1957	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	7th
Paddy Smith (2nd time)	20 March 1957	27 November 1957	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	8th
Neil Blaney	27 November 1957	10 November 1966	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	8th • 9th • 10th • 11th
Kevin Boland	10 November 1966	7 May 1970	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	12th • 13th
Bobby Molloy	9 May 1970	14 March 1973	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	13th
James Tully	14 March 1973	5 July 1977	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	14th
Minister for the Environment 1977–1997
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Sylvester Barrett	5 July 1977	15 October 1980	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	15th • 16th
Ray Burke (1st time)	15 October 1980	30 June 1981	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	16th
Peter Barry	30 June 1981	9 March 1982	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	17th
Ray Burke (2nd time)	9 March 1982	14 December 1982	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	18th
Dick Spring	14 December 1982	13 December 1983	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	19th
Liam Kavanagh	13 December 1983	14 February 1986	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	19th
John Boland	14 February 1986	10 March 1987	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	19th
Pádraig Flynn	10 March 1987	8 November 1991	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	20th • 21st
John Wilson (acting)	8 November 1991	14 November 1991	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	21st
Rory O'Hanlon	14 November 1991	14 February 1992	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	21st
Michael Smith	14 February 1992	14 December 1994	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	22nd • 23rd
Brendan Howlin	14 December 1994	26 June 1997	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	24th
Minister for Environment and Local Government 1997–2002
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Noel Dempsey	26 June 1997	6 June 2002	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	25th
Martin Cullen	6 June 2002	10 June 2003	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	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	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	26th
Dick Roche	29 September 2004	14 June 2007	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	26th
John Gormley	14 June 2007	23 January 2011	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	27th • 28th
Éamon Ó Cuív	23 January 2011	9 March 2011	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	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	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	29th
Alan Kelly	11 July 2014	6 May 2016	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	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	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	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	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	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	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	32nd • 33rd • 34th
James Browne	23 January 2025	Incumbent	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	35th

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