List of Defense Ministers of Ireland
List of Defense Ministers of the Republic of Ireland since 1919.
| No. | Surname | Start of office | End of office | Political party | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Richard Mulcahy (1st term) | January 22, 1919 | April 1, 1919 | Sinn Féin | Minister for National Defense |
| 2. | Cathal Brugha | April 1, 1919 | January 9, 1922 | Sinn Féin | State Secretary for Defense |
| Richard Mulcahy (2nd term) | January 10, 1922 | March 19, 1924 | Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin | ||
| 3. | William Thomas Cosgrave (executive) | March 20, 1924 | November 21, 1924 | Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin | |
| 4th | Peter Hughes | November 21, 1924 | June 23, 1927 | Cumann na nGaedheal | |
| 5. | Desmond FitzGerald | June 23, 1927 | March 9, 1932 | Cumann na nGaedheal | |
| 6th | Frank Aiken | March 9, 1932 | September 8, 1939 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 7th | Oscar Traynor (1st term) | September 8, 1939 | February 18, 1948 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 8th. | Thomas F. O'Higgins, Sr. | February 18, 1948 | March 7, 1951 | Fine Gael | |
| 9. | Seán Mac Eoin (1st term) | March 7, 1951 | June 13, 1951 | Fine Gael | |
| Oscar Traynor (2nd term) | June 13, 1951 | June 2, 1954 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Seán Mac Eoin (2nd term) | June 2, 1954 | March 20, 1957 | Fine Gael | ||
| 10. | Kevin Boland | March 20, 1957 | October 11, 1961 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 11. | Gerald Bartley | October 11, 1961 | April 21, 1965 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 12. | Michael Hilliard | April 21, 1965 | 2nd July 1969 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 13. | James Gibbons | 2nd July 1969 | May 9, 1970 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 14th | Jerry Cronin | May 9, 1970 | March 14, 1973 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 15th | Paddy Donegan | March 14, 1973 | 2nd December 1976 | Fine Gael | |
| 16. | Liam Cosgrave (executive) | 2nd December 1976 | December 16, 1976 | Fine Gael | |
| 17th | Oliver J. Flanagan | December 16, 1976 | 5th July 1977 | Fine Gael | |
| 18th | Bobby Molloy | 5th July 1977 | December 11, 1979 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 19th | Pádraig Faulkner | December 12, 1979 | October 15, 1980 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 20th | Sylvester Barrett | 15th October 1979 | June 30, 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 21st | James Tully | June 30, 1981 | March 9, 1982 | Irish Labor Party | |
| 22nd | Paddy Power | March 9, 1982 | December 14, 1982 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 23. | Patrick Cooney | December 14, 1982 | February 14, 1986 | Fine Gael | |
| 24. | Paddy O'Toole | February 14, 1982 | March 10, 1987 | Fine Gael | |
| 25th | Michael J. Noonan | March 10, 1987 | July 12, 1989 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 26th | Brian Lenihan Sr. | July 12, 1989 | October 31, 1990 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 27. | Charles Haughey (executive) | November 1, 1990 | 5th February 1991 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 28. | Brendan Daly | 5th February 1991 | November 14, 1991 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 29 | Vincent Brady | November 14, 1991 | February 11, 1992 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 30th | John P. Wilson | February 11, 1992 | January 12, 1993 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 31. | David Andrews (1st term) | January 12, 1993 | December 15, 1994 | Fianna Fáil | Minister of Defense and Navy |
| 32. | Hugh Coveney | December 15, 1994 | May 23, 1995 | Fine Gael | Minister of Defense and Navy |
| 33. | Seán Barrett | May 23, 1995 | June 26, 1997 | Fine Gael | Minister of Defense and Navy |
| David Andrews (2nd term) | June 26, 1997 | October 8, 1997 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 34. | Michael Smith | October 8, 1997 | September 29, 2004 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 35. | Willie O'Dea | September 29, 2004 | February 18, 2010 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 36. | Brian Cowen (executive) | February 18, 2010 | March 23, 2010 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 37. | Tony Killeen | March 23, 2010 | January 19, 2011 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 38. | Éamon Ó Cuív | January 20, 2011 | March 9, 2011 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 39. | Alan Shatter | March 9, 2011 | May 7, 2014 | Fine Gael | |
| 40. | Enda Kenny (executive) | May 7, 2014 | July 11, 2014 | Fine Gael | |
| 41. | Simon Coveney | July 11, 2014 | May 6, 2016 | Fine Gael | |
|
Enda Kenny (executive) , (2nd term) |
May 6, 2016 | June 14, 2017 | Fine Gael | ||
| 42. | Leo Varadkar (executive) | June 14, 2017 | Fine Gael |
Web links
- [1] List of all Irish ministers and ministries. Retrieved January 25, 2020