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Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is the senior minister at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt, Comhionannais agus Athchóirithe Dlí) in the Irish Government.
The current Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is Michael McDowell, TD. He is assisted by:
The Minister has overall responsibility for law and order in the Republic of Ireland. The position was created in 1997 when the portfolio of the Minister for Justice was amalgamated with that of the Minister for Equality and Law Reform. From 1919 until 1923 the holder of the justice portfolio was known as the "Minister for Home Affairs".
Overview
The Minister's and the Department's main areas of reponsibility include:
- Implementing government policy on crime and protecting the security of the State.
- Providing policy advice in relation to the criminal justice system (Garda Síochána etc).
- Continuing reform of the criminal law and updating areas of the civil law.
- Implementation of core elements of the Good Friday Agreement.
- Implementation of the government's asylum strategy and development of the national immigration policy.
- Implementation of policy in relation to equal treatment, anti-racism, disability equality and human rights.
List of office-holders
Ministers for Home Affairs (1919-1923)
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Name |
Took Office |
Left Office |
Party |
1. |
Michael Collins
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January 22, 1919
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April 1, 1919
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Sinn Féin
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2. |
Arthur Griffith
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April 2, 1919
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August 22, 1921
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Sinn Féin
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3. |
Austin Stack1
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August 22, 1921
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January 9, 1922
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Sinn Féin
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4. |
Eamonn Duggan
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January 10, 1922
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September 9, 1922
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Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin
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5. |
Kevin O'Higgins
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August 30, 1922
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September 19, 1923
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Cumann na nGaedhael
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Ministers for Justice (1923-1997)
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Name |
Took Office |
Left Office |
Party |
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Kevin O'Higgins
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September 19, 1923
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July 10, 1927
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Cumann na nGaedhael
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6. |
W.T. Cosgrave
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July 10, 1927
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October 12, 1927
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Cumann na nGaedhael
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7. |
James FitzGerald-Kenney
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October 12, 1927
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March 9, 1932
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Cumann na nGaedhael
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8. |
James Geoghegan
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March 9, 1932
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February 8, 1933
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Fianna Fáil
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9. |
P.J. Ruttledge
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February 8, 1933
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September 8, 1939
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Fianna Fáil
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10. |
Gerald Boland (1st time)
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September 8, 1939
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February 18, 1948
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Fianna Fáil
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11. |
Seán MacEoin
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February 18, 1948
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March 7, 1951
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Fine Gael
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12. |
Daniel Morrissey
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March 7, 1951
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June 13, 1951
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Fine Gael
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Gerald Boland (2nd time)
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June 13, 1951
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June 2, 1954
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Fianna Fáil
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10. |
James Everett
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June 2, 1954
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March 20, 1957
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Labour
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11. |
Oscar Traynor
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March 20, 1957
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October 11, 1961
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Fianna Fáil
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12. |
Charles Haughey
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October 11, 1961
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October 8, 1964
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Fianna Fáil
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13. |
Sean Lemass (acting)
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October 8, 1964
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November 3, 1964
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Fianna Fáil
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14. |
Brian Lenihan
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November 3, 1964
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March 26, 1968
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Fianna Fáil
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15. |
Micheál Ó Moráin
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March 27, 1968
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May 5, 1970
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Fianna Fáil
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16. |
Desmond O'Malley
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May , 1970
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March 14, 1973
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Fianna Fáil
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17. |
Patrick Cooney
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March 14, 1973
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July 5, 1977
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Fine Gael
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18. |
Gerard Collins (1st time)
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July 5, 1977
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June 30, 1981
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Fianna Fáil
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19. |
Jim Mitchell
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June 30, 1981
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March 9, 1982
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Fine Gael
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20. |
Seán Doherty
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March 9, 1982
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December 14, 1982
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Fianna Fáil
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21. |
Michael Noonan
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December 14, 1982
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February 14, 1986
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Fine Gael
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22. |
Alan Dukes
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February 14, 1986
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March 10, 1987
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Fine Gael
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Gerard Collins (2nd time)
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March 10, 1987
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July 12, 1989
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Fianna Fáil
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23. |
Ray Burke
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July 12, 1989
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February 11, 1992
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Fianna Fáil
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24. |
Pádraig Flynn
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February 11, 1992
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January 4, 1993
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Fianna Fáil
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25. |
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn'
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January 4, 1993
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December 15, 1994
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Fianna Fáil
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26. |
Nora Owen
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December 15, 1994
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June 26, 1997
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Fine Gael
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27. |
John O'Donoghue
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June 26, 1997
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July 8, 1997
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Fianna Fáil
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Ministers for Justice, Equality & Law Reform (1997-present)
Footnotes
- Austin Stack bore the title of Secretary of State for Home Affairs.
See also
External link
Last updated: 05-23-2005 01:29:55
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