Government of the 31st Dáil
Composition
Ministers are listed by seniority.

Government of the 31st Dáil

Section Title: Composition
Table Section Text: Ministers are listed by seniority.

Office	Name	Term	Party

Taoiseach	Enda Kenny	2011–16	Fine Gael

Tánaiste	Eamon Gilmore	2011–14	Labour Party

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Minister for Finance	Michael Noonan	2011–16	Fine Gael

Minister for Education and Skills	Ruairi Quinn	2011–14	Labour Party

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform	Brendan Howlin	2011–16

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation	Richard Bruton	Fine Gael

Minister for Social Protection	Joan Burton	Labour Party

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht	Jimmy Deenihan	2011–14	Fine Gael

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources	Pat Rabbitte	Labour Party

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government	Phil Hogan	Fine Gael

Minister for Justice and Equality	Alan Shatter	2011–14

Minister for Defence

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Simon Coveney	2011–16

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs	Frances Fitzgerald	2011–14

Minister for Health	James Reilly

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport	Leo Varadkar

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