The Minister for Supplies was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1939, to assist Ireland through the World War II, or The Emergency, as referred to by the Irish Government. The ministers functions were transferred to the Minister for Defence on abolition of the office.

Minister for the Co-Ordination of Defensive Measures

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1.	Frank Aiken	September 8, 1939	June 19, 1945	Fianna Fail