Organisation information
Ministers for Education from 1921 to date
- Published on: 29 August 2019
- Last updated on: 28 June 2020
| 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 |