# Minister of State at the Department of Justice

The Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.
There are currently two Ministers of State:
* Niall Collins, TD – Minister of State for International law, law reform and youth justice
* Colm Brophy, TD – Minister of State for Migration

## List of parliamentary secretaries

| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Government |
| James FitzGerald-Kenney | 8 August 1927 | 11 October 1927 | Cumann na nGaedheal | 4th EC |
| Charles Haughey | 9 May 1960 | 11 October 1961 | Fianna Fáil | 9th |
| Brian Lenihan | 11 October 1961 | 3 November 1964 | Fianna Fáil | 10th |

## List of ministers of state

Department of Justice 1978–1997 :
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| David Andrews | 1 January 1979 | 11 December 1979 | | Fianna Fáil | | 15th |
| Seán Doherty | 25 March 1980 | 30 June 1981 | | Fianna Fáil | | 16th |
| Dick Spring | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | | Labour | Law Reform | 17th |
| Nuala Fennell | 7 January 1983 | 10 March 1987 | | Fine Gael | Family Law Reform | 19th |
| Noel Treacy | 6 February 1991 | 11 February 1992 | | Fianna Fáil | | 21st |
| Willie O'Dea | 13 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | | Fianna Fáil | | 22nd |
| Willie O'Dea | 14 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | | Fianna Fáil | | 23rd |
| Joan Burton | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | | Labour | | 24th |
| Austin Currie | 20 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | | Fine Gael | Children | 24th |
| Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform 1997–2010 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Mary Wallace | 8 July 1997 | 6 June 2002 | | Fianna Fáil | Equality and disability | 25th |
| Frank Fahey | 21 January 1998 | 27 January 2000 | | Fianna Fáil | Children | 25th |
| Mary Hanafin | 27 January 2000 | 6 June 2002 | | Fianna Fáil | Children | 25th |
| Willie O'Dea | 19 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | | Fianna Fáil | Equality and disability | 26th |
| Brian Lenihan | 19 June 2002 | 14 June 2007 | | Fianna Fáil | Children | 26th |
| Frank Fahey | 29 September 2004 | 14 June 2007 | | Fianna Fáil | Equality and disability | 26th |
| Seán Power | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | | Fianna Fáil | Equality | 27th |
| Brendan Smith | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | | Fianna Fáil | Children | 27th |
| Conor Lenihan | 20 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | | Fianna Fáil | Integration | 27th |
| Barry Andrews | 7 May 2008 | 23 March 2010 | | Fianna Fáil | Children | 28th |
| Conor Lenihan | 13 May 2008 | 22 April 2009 | | Fianna Fáil | Integration | 28th |
| John Moloney | 13 May 2008 | 23 March 2010 | | Fianna Fáil | Equality and Disability Issues | 28th |
| John Curran | 22 April 2009 | 23 March 2010 | | Fianna Fáil | Integration | 28th |
| Department of Justice and Law Reform 2010–2011 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Barry Andrews | 23 March 2010 | 23 January 2011 | | Fianna Fáil | Children | 28th |
| Mary White | 23 March 2010 | 23 January 2011 | | Green | Equality and Human Rights; and Integration | 28th |
| John Moloney | 23 March 2010 | 9 March 2011 | | Fianna Fáil | Disability | 28th |
| Department of Justice and Equality 2011–2020 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Kathleen Lynch | 10 March 2011 | 23 May 2014 | | Labour | Disability and equality | 29th |
| Aodhán Ó Ríordáin | 15 July 2014 | 6 May 2016 | | Labour | New communities and equality | 29th |
| Finian McGrath | 6 May 2016 | 27 June 2020 | | Independent | Disability | 30th • 31st |
| Dara Murphy | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | | Fine Gael | Data protection | 30th |
| David Stanton | 19 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | | Fine Gael | Equality, Immigration, and Integration | 30th |
| David Stanton | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | | Fine Gael | Equality, Immigration, and Integration | 31st |
| Pat Breen | 20 June 2017 | 27 June 2020 | | Fine Gael | Data protection | 31st |
| Charlie McConalogue | 1 July 2020 | 2 September 2020 | | Fianna Fáil | Law reform | 32nd |
| Department of Justice 2020–2025 |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Hildegarde Naughton | 27 April 2021 | 1 November 2021 | | Fine Gael | Criminal justice | 32nd |
| James Browne | 2 September 2020 | 23 January 2025 | | Fianna Fáil | Law Reform and Youth Justice; Civil justice and immigration (Apr.–Oct. 2021) | 32nd • 33rd • 34th |
| Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 2025–present |||||||
| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Responsibilities | Government |
| Niall Collins | 29 January 2025 | Incumbent | | Fianna Fáil | International law, law reform and youth justice | 35th |
| Colm Brophy | 23 February 2025 | Incumbent | | Fine Gael | Migration | 35th |