The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Irish: Aire Comhshaoil, Oidhreacht agus Rialtais Áitiúil) is the senior minister at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in the Government of Ireland.
The current Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government is John Gormley, TD. He is assisted by:
- Michael Finneran, TD – Minister of State for Housing and Local Services.
- Áine Brady, TD – Minister of State for Older People and Health Promotion.
Overview
The Minister is responsible for, amongst other matters:
- the environment;
- the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland;
- heritage;
- local authorities and related services;
- the supervision of elections including the general election and presidential elections, and electronic voting arrangements.
List of office-holders
Minister for Local Government 1919–1924 |
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| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
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| 1. | W. T. Cosgrave | 2 April 1919 | 9 September 1922 | Sinn Féin | |
| 2. | Ernest Blythe | 30 August 1922 | 15 October 1923 | Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin | |
| 3. | Séamus Burke | 15 October 1923 | 2 June 1924 | Cumann na nGaedhael | |
Minister for Local Government and Public Health 1924–1947 |
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| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
| Séamus Burke | 2 June 1924 | 23 June 1927 | Cumann na nGaedhael | ||
| 4. | Richard Mulcahy | 23 June 1927 | 9 March 1932 | Cumann na nGaedhael | |
| 5. | Seán T. O'Kelly | 9 March 1932 | 8 September 1939 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 6. | P. J. Ruttledge | 8 September 1939 | 14 August 1941 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 7. | Éamon de Valera (acting) | 15 August 1941 | 18 August 1941 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 8. | Seán MacEntee | 18 August 1941 | 22 January 1947 | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Local Government 1947–1977 |
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| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
| Seán MacEntee | 22 January 1947 | 18 February 1948 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 9. | Timothy J. Murphy | 18 February 1948 | 29 April 1949 | Labour Party | |
| 10. | William Norton (acting) | 3 May 1949 | 11 May 1949 | Labour Party | |
| 11. | Michael Keyes | 11 May 1949 | 13 June 1951 | Labour Party | |
| 12. | Paddy Smith (1st time) | 13 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 13. | Patrick O'Donnell | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | Fine Gael | |
| Paddy Smith (2nd time) | 20 March 1957 | 27 November 1957 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 14. | Neil Blaney | 27 November 1957 | 10 November 1966 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 15. | Kevin Boland | 10 November 1966 | 7 May 1970 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 16. | Bobby Molloy | 9 May 1970 | 14 March 1973 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 17. | James Tully | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977 | Labour Party | |
| 18. | Sylvester Barrett | 5 July 1977 | 16 August 1977 | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for the Environment 1977–1997 |
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| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
| Sylvester Barrett | 16 August 1977 | 15 October 1980 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 19. | Ray Burke (1st time) | 15 October 1980 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 20. | Peter Barry | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Fine Gael | |
| Ray Burke (2nd time) | 9 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 21. | Dick Spring | 14 December 1982 | 13 December 1983 | Labour Party | |
| 22. | Liam Kavanagh | 13 December 1983 | 14 February 1986 | Labour Party | |
| 23. | John Boland | 14 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | |
| 24. | Pádraig Flynn | 10 March 1987 | 8 November 1991 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 25. | John P. Wilson (acting) | 8 November 1991 | 14 November 1991 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 26. | Rory O'Hanlon | 14 November 1991 | 14 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 27. | Michael Smith | 14 February 1992 | 14 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 28. | Brendan Howlin | 14 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Labour Party | |
| 29. | Noel Dempsey | 26 June 1997 | 22 July 1997 | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Environment and Local Government 1997–2002 |
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| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
| Noel Dempsey | 22 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | ||
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 2002–present |
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| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
| 30. | Martin Cullen | 6 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 31. | Dick Roche | 29 September 2004 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 32. | John Gormley | 14 June 2007 | Incumbent | Green Party | |
See also
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