The Minister of Commerce was a member of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland (Cabinet) in the Parliament of Northern Ireland which governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972. The post was combined with that of the Minister of Agriculture until 1925. In 1943, it was renamed Minister of Commerce and Production and was combined with the post of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland until 1945, then with Leader of the Senate of Northern Ireland until 1949.
Name | Took Office | Prime Minister | Party | ||
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1. | Edward Archdale | 7 June 1921 | Craig | ||
2. | John Milne Barbour | 16 April 1925 | Craig, Andrews | ||
3. | Sir Basil Brooke | 16 January 1941 | Andrews, Brookeborough | ||
4. | Roland Nugent | 16 February 1945 | Brookeborough | ||
5. | Brian Maginess | 12 April 1949 | Brookeborough | ||
6. | William McCleery | 4 November 1949 | Brookeborough | ||
7. | Daniel Dixon | 26 October 1953 | Brookeborough | ||
8. | Jack Andrews | 17 October 1961 | Brookeborough | ||
9. | Brian Faulkner | 25 March 1963 | O'Neill | ||
10. | Roy Bradford | 24 January 1969 | O'Neill, Chichester-Clark | ||
11. | Robin Bailie | 23 March 1971 | Faulkner |
Office abolished 1971