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Ministers for Education from 1921 to date

Minister From To
Simon Harris Minister for Higher Education, Innovation and Science 27/06/2020
Norma Foley Minister for Education 27/06/2020
Joe McHugh 16/10/2018 27/06/2020
Richard Bruton 06/05/2016 16/10/2018
Jan O'Sullivan 11/07/2014 06/05/2016
Ruairí Quinn 09/03/2011 11/07/2014
Mary Coughlan 23/03/2010 09/03/2011
Batt O’Keeffe 07/05/2008 23/03/2010
Mary Hanafin 29/09/2004 07/05/2008
Noel Dempsey 06/06/2002 29/09/2004
Dr. Michael Woods 27/01/2000 05/06/2002
Mícheal Martin 26/06/1997 26/01/2000
Niamh Bhreathnach 15/12/1994 25/06/1997
Michael Smith 17/11/1994 15/12/1994
Niamh Bhreathnach 13/01/1993 17/11/1994
Seamus Brennan 12/02/1992 12/01/1993
Noel Davern 14/11/1991 11/02/1992
Mary O’Rourke 11/03/1987 13/11/1991
Patrick Cooney 14/02/1986 10/03/1987
Gemma Hussey 14/12/1982 13/02/1986
Gerard Brady 27/10/1982 14/12/1982
Charles J Haughey 06/10/1982 27/10/1982
Dr. Martin O’Donoghue 09/03/1982 06/10/1982
John Boland 01/07/1981 09/03/1982
John P Wilson 15/07/1977 30/06/1981
Peter Barry 02/12/1976 14/07/1977
Richard Burke 14/03/1973 01/12/1976
Padraig Faulkner 02/07/1969 14/03/1973
Brian Lenihan 27/03/1968 02/07/1969
John Lynch 11/03/1968 26/03/1968
Donogh O’Malley 13/07/1966 10/03/1968
George Colley 21/04/1965 13/07/1966
Patrick J Hillery 24/06/1959 21/04/1965
John Lynch 20/03/1957 24/06/1959
Gen. Richard Mulcahy 02/06/1954 20/03/1957
Sean Moylan 14/06/1951 02/06/1954
Gen. Richard Mulcahy 18/02/1948 14/06/1951
Thomas Derrig 18/06/1940 18/02/1948
Eamonn De Valera 27/09/1939 18/06/1940
Sean T O’Ceallaigh 08/09/1939 27/09/1939
Thomas Derrig 09/03/1932 08/09/1939
John M O’Sullivan 28/01/1926 09/03/1932
Eoin McNeill 30/08/1922 24/11/1925
Michael Hayes 17/07/1922 30/08/1922
Fintan Lynch 01/04/1922 30/08/1922
Michael Hayes 11/01/1922 01/04/1922
J. J. O’Kelly 26/08/1921 09/01/1922