Minister for Social Protection

Minister for Social Protection
Incumbent
Leo Varadkar
since 6 May 2016
Appointer President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach
Inaugural holder James Ryan as Minister for Social Welfare
Formation 22 January 1947
Website www.welfare.ie

The Minister for Social Protection (Irish: An tAire Coimirce Sóisialaí) is the senior minister at the Department of Social Protection in the Government of Ireland.

The current Minister for Social Protection is Leo Varadkar, TD. He is assisted by:

Overview

The Department was formed in 1947 as the Department of Social Welfare. Its present title dates from 23 March 2010. The Department formulates appropriate social protection policies and administers and manages the delivery of statutory and non-statutory schemes and services. It is also responsible for the delivery of a range of social insurance and social assistance schemes including provision for unemployment, illness, maternity, caring, widowhood, retirement and old age.

List of office-holders

No. Name Term of office Party
1. *James Ryan (1st time) 22 January 1947 18 February 1948 Fianna Fáil
2. William Norton 18 February 1948 14 June 1951 Labour Party
*James Ryan (2nd time) 14 June 1951 2 June 1954 Fianna Fáil
3. Brendan Corish (1st time) 2 June 1954 20 March 1957 Labour Party
4. Paddy Smith 20 March 1957 27 November 1957 Fianna Fáil
5. *Seán MacEntee 27 November 1957 12 October 1961 Fianna Fáil
6. Kevin Boland (1st time) 12 October 1961 16 November 1966 Fianna Fáil
7. Joseph Brennan (1st time) 16 November 1966 2 July 1969 Fianna Fáil
Kevin Boland (2nd time) 2 July 1969 6 May 1970 Fianna Fáil
Joseph Brennan (2nd time) 6 May 1970 14 March 1973 Fianna Fáil
*Brendan Corish (2nd time) 14 March 1973 5 July 1977 Labour Party
8. *Charles Haughey 5 July 1977 12 December 1979 Fianna Fáil
9. *Michael Woods (1st time) 12 December 1979 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil
10. *Eileen Desmond 30 June 1981 9 March 1982 Labour Party
*Michael Woods (2nd time) 9 March 1982 14 December 1982 Fianna Fáil
11. *Barry Desmond 14 December 1982 14 February 1986 Labour Party
12. Gemma Hussey 14 February 1986 10 March 1987 Fine Gael
Michael Woods (3rd time) 10 March 1987 13 November 1991 Fianna Fáil
13. Brendan Daly 13 November 1991 11 February 1992 Fianna Fáil
14. Charlie McCreevy 11 February 1992 12 January 1993 Fianna Fáil
*Michael Woods (4th time) 12 January 1993 15 December 1994 Fianna Fáil
15. Proinsias De Rossa 15 December 1994 26 June 1997 Democratic Left
16. Dermot Ahern 26 June 1997 12 July 1997 Fianna Fáil
No. Name Term of office Party
     Dermot Ahern 12 July 1997 17 June 2002 Fianna Fáil
No. Name Term of office Party
17. Mary Coughlan 17 June 2002 29 September 2004 Fianna Fáil
18. Séamus Brennan 29 September 2004 14 June 2007 Fianna Fáil
19. Martin Cullen 14 June 2007 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil
20. Mary Hanafin 7 May 2008 23 March 2010 Fianna Fáil
No. Name Term of office Party
21. Éamon Ó Cuív 23 March 2010 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil
22. Joan Burton 9 March 2011 6 May 2016 Labour Party
23. Leo Varadkar 6 May 2016 Incumbent Fine Gael

An asterisk (*) indicates those ministers who held the Health and Social Welfare portfolios simultaneously.

See also

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