Minister for Justice (Ireland) explained

Post:Minister for Justice
Insignia:Irish Department of Justice and Equality logo.png
Insigniasize:230px
Incumbent:Helen McEntee
Incumbentsince:1 June 2023
Department:Department of Justice
Reports To:Taoiseach
Seat:Dublin, Ireland
Formation:22 January 1919

The Minister for Justice (Irish: An tAire Dlí agus Cirt) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Justice. The Minister for Justice has overall responsibility for law and order in Ireland.[1]

The current Minister for Justice is Helen McEntee, TD. McEntee is assisted by a Minister of State:

History

From 1919 until 1924 the position was known as the Minister for Home Affairs.[3] [4] In 1997, the functions of the Minister for Equality and Law Reform were transferred to this Minister, and it was renamed as the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, a title which it retained until 2010.[5] The minister held the title of Minister for Justice and Equality from 2011 to 2020.[6] As of 2020, the position is known as Minister for Justice.[7] This followed a transfer of functions to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Overview

The Minister's main areas of responsibility include:[8]

List of office-holders

Minister for Home Affairs 1919–1924

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Michael Collins22 January 19191 April 19191st DM
Arthur Griffith2 April 191922 August 19212nd DM
Austin Stack22 August 19219 January 19223rd DM
Eamonn Duggan10 January 19229 September 19224th DM1st PG
Kevin O'Higgins30 August 19222 June 19242nd PG5th DM1st EC2nd EC

Minister for Justice 1924–1997

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Kevin O'Higgins2 June 192410 July 19272nd EC3rd EC
W. T. Cosgrave10 July 192712 October 19273rd EC
James FitzGerald-Kenney12 October 19279 March 19324th EC5th EC
James Geoghegan9 March 19328 February 19336th EC
P. J. Ruttledge8 February 19338 September 19397th EC8th EC1st2nd
Gerald Boland
(1st time)		8 September 193918 February 19482nd3rd4th
Seán Mac Eoin18 February 19487 March 19515th
Daniel Morrissey7 March 195113 June 19515th
Gerald Boland
(2nd time)		13 June 19512 June 19546th
James Everett2 June 195420 March 19577th
Oscar Traynor20 March 195711 October 19618th9th
Charles Haughey11 October 19618 October 196410th
8 October 19643 November 196410th
Brian Lenihan Snr3 November 196426 March 196810th11th12th
Mícheál Ó Móráin27 March 19685 May 197012th13th
Desmond O'Malley5 May 197014 March 197313th
Patrick Cooney14 March 19735 July 197714th
Gerry Collins
(1st time)		5 July 197730 June 198115th16th
Jim Mitchell30 June 19819 March 198217th
Seán Doherty9 March 198214 December 198218th
Michael Noonan14 December 198214 February 198619th
Alan Dukes14 February 198610 March 198719th
Gerry Collins
(2nd time)		10 March 198712 July 198920th
Ray Burke12 July 198911 February 199221st
Pádraig Flynn11 February 19924 January 199322nd
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn4 January 199315 December 199423rd
Nora Owen15 December 199426 June 199724th
John O'Donoghue26 June 19978 July 199725th

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 1997–2010

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
John O'Donoghue8 July 19976 June 200225th
Michael McDowell6 June 200214 June 200726th
Brian Lenihan Jnr14 June 20077 May 200827th
Dermot Ahern7 May 200823 March 201028th

Minister for Justice and Law Reform 2010–2011

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Dermot Ahern23 March 201019 January 201128th
Brendan Smith20 January 20119 March 201128th
Alan Shatter9 March 20112 April 201129th

Minister for Justice and Equality 2011–2020

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Alan Shatter2 April 20117 May 201429th
Frances Fitzgerald8 May 201414 June 201729th30th
Charles Flanagan14 June 201727 June 202031st
Helen McEntee27 June 20201 November 202032nd

Minister for Justice 2020–present

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)
Helen McEntee1 November 202027 April 202132nd
Heather Humphreys27 April 20211 November 2021
Helen McEntee1 November 202125 November 2022
Heather Humphreys25 November 202217 December 2022
Simon Harris17 December 20221 June 202333rd
Helen McEntee1 June 2023Incumbent33rd34th
Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 November 2020. Minister for Justice. live. Government of Ireland. 14 January 2021. 12 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112044110/https://www.gov.ie/en/role/032041-minister-for-justice-and-equality/.
  2. Web site: About Us. 24 July 2020. Department of Justice. 31 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200731125316/http://justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/About_Us. live.
  3. Web site: An early history of the Department. Department of Justice. 2 November 2020. 30 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030181432/http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/An_early_history_of_the_Department. live.
  4. Web site: Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924, Schedule, Tenth Part: Ministers named in former Acts. Irish Statute Book. 21 April 1924. 25 August 2020. 8 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200208064943/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1924/act/16/schedule/enacted/en/html. live.
  5. 1997. si. 298. Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997. 9 November 2018.
  6. 2011. si. 138. Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011. 9 November 2018.
  7. 2020. si. 452. Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020. 2 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Our Responsibilities - The Department of Justice. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210316141655/http://justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Our_Responsibilities. 16 March 2021. Department of Justice.

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