Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection
List of office-holders

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Section Title: List of office-holders
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Minister for Social Welfare 1947–1997[edit]

No.	Name	Term of office	Party

1.	*James Ryan (1st time)	22 January 1947	18 February 1948	Fianna Fáil

2.	William Norton	18 February 1948	14 June 1951	Labour Party

*James Ryan (2nd time)	14 June 1951	2 June 1954	Fianna Fáil

3.	Brendan Corish (1st time)	2 June 1954	20 March 1957	Labour Party

4.	Paddy Smith	20 March 1957	27 November 1957	Fianna Fáil

5.	*Seán MacEntee	27 November 1957	12 October 1961	Fianna Fáil

6.	Kevin Boland (1st time)	12 October 1961	16 November 1966	Fianna Fáil

7.	Joseph Brennan (1st time)	16 November 1966	2 July 1969	Fianna Fáil

Kevin Boland (2nd time)	2 July 1969	6 May 1970	Fianna Fáil

Joseph Brennan (2nd time)	6 May 1970	14 March 1973	Fianna Fáil

*Brendan Corish (2nd time)	14 March 1973	5 July 1977	Labour Party

8.	*Charles Haughey	5 July 1977	12 December 1979	Fianna Fáil

9.	*Michael Woods (1st time)	12 December 1979	30 June 1981	Fianna Fáil

10.	*Eileen Desmond	30 June 1981	9 March 1982	Labour Party

*Michael Woods (2nd time)	9 March 1982	14 December 1982	Fianna Fáil

11.	*Barry Desmond	14 December 1982	14 February 1986	Labour Party

12.	Gemma Hussey	14 February 1986	10 March 1987	Fine Gael

Michael Woods (3rd time)	10 March 1987	13 November 1991	Fianna Fáil

13.	Brendan Daly	13 November 1991	11 February 1992	Fianna Fáil

14.	Charlie McCreevy	11 February 1992	12 January 1993	Fianna Fáil

*Michael Woods (4th time)	12 January 1993	15 December 1994	Fianna Fáil

15.	Proinsias De Rossa	15 December 1994	26 June 1997	Democratic Left

Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs 1997–2002[edit]

No.	Name	Term of office	Party

16.	Dermot Ahern	26 June 1997	17 June 2002	Fianna Fáil

Minister for Social and Family Affairs 2002–2010[edit]

No.	Name	Term of office	Party

17.	Mary Coughlan	17 June 2002	29 September 2004	Fianna Fáil

18.	Séamus Brennan	29 September 2004	14 June 2007	Fianna Fáil

19.	Martin Cullen	14 June 2007	7 May 2008	Fianna Fáil

20.	Mary Hanafin	7 May 2008	23 March 2010	Fianna Fáil

Minister for Social Protection 2010–2017[edit]

No.	Name	Term of office	Party

21.	Éamon Ó Cuív	23 March 2010	9 March 2011	Fianna Fáil

22.	Joan Burton	9 March 2011	6 May 2016	Labour Party

23.	Leo Varadkar	6 May 2016	14 June 2017	Fine Gael

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection 2017–present[edit]

No.	Name	Term of office	Party

24.	Regina Doherty	14 June 2017	Incumbent	Fine Gael

Sentence(s)

William Norton from 18 February 1948 to 14 June 1951 of Labour and *James Ryan (2nd time) from 14 June 1951 to 2 June 1954 of Fianna Fáil are the Ministers for Social Welfare.
William Norton of Labour Party was the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection from 18 February 1948 to 14 June 1951 and James Ryan (2nd time) of Fianna Fáil3 from 14 June 1951 to 2 June 1954.

final_sentence: William Norton from 18 February 1948 to 14 June 1951 of Labour and *James Ryan (2nd time) from 14 June 1951 to 2 June 1954 of Fianna Fáil are the Ministers for Social Welfare.
final_sentence: William Norton of Labour Party was the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection from 18 February 1948 to 14 June 1951 and James Ryan (2nd time) of Fianna Fáil3 from 14 June 1951 to 2 June 1954.