Heather Humphreys

**Heather Humphreys** (born 1960) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. She is the Minister for Rural and Community Development and Minister for Social Protection since June 2020. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency since 2011. She was the Deputy leader of Fine Gael for a few months in 2024. She was the Fine Gael's nominee for President of Ireland in the 2025 presidential election.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **image**: Heather Humphreys, Feb 2018 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Humphreys in 2018
- **office1**: Minister for Social Protection
- **term start1**: 27 June 2020
- **term end1**: 23 January 2025
- **predecessor1**: Regina Doherty
- **successor1**: Dara Calleary
- **office2**: Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Minister for Rural and Community Development
- **term start2**: 27 June 2020
- **term end2**: 23 January 2025
- **predecessor2**: Michael Ring
- **successor2**: Dara Calleary
- **office3**: Leader of Fine Gael#Deputy leaders, Deputy leader of Fine Gael
- **leader3**: Simon Harris
- **term start3**: 5 April 2024
- **term end3**: 19 October 2024
- **predecessor3**: Simon Coveney
- **successor3**: Helen McEntee
- **office4**: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Minister for Justice
- **taoiseach4**: Micheál Martin
- **term start4**: 26 November 2022
- **term end4**: 17 December 2022
- **predecessor4**: Helen McEntee
- **successor4**: Simon Harris
- **taoiseach5**: Micheál Martin
- **term start5**: 27 April 2021
- **term end5**: 1 November 2021
- **predecessor5**: Helen McEntee
- **successor5**: Helen McEntee
- **office6**: Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation
- **taoiseach6**: Leo Varadkar
- **term start6**: 30 November 2017
- **term end6**: 27 June 2020
- **predecessor6**: Frances Fitzgerald (politician), Frances Fitzgerald
- **successor6**: Leo Varadkar

- **office7**: Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- **taoiseach7**: Leo Varadkar
- **term start7**: 14 June 2017
- **term end7**: 30 November 2017
- **predecessor7**: _Herself (under old title)_
- **successor7**: Josepha Madigan
- **office8**: Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- **taoiseach8**: Enda Kenny
- **term start8**: 6 May 2016
- **term end8**: 14 June 2017
- **predecessor8**: _Herself (under old title)_
- **successor8**: _Herself (with new title)_
- **office9**: Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- **taoiseach9**: Enda Kenny
- **term start9**: 11 July 2014
- **term end9**: 6 May 2016
- **predecessor9**: Jimmy Deenihan
- **successor9**: _Herself (with new title)_
- **office10**: Teachta Dála
- **term start10**: 2011 Irish general election, February 2011
- **term end10**: 2024 Irish general election, November 2024
- **constituency10**: Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency), Cavan–Monaghan
- **office11**: Monaghan County Councillor
- **term start11**: 2003
- **term end11**: 2011
- **constituency11**: Clones
- **birth name**: Heather Maud Stewart
- **birth place**: Drum, County Monaghan, Drum, County Monaghan, Ireland
- **party**: Fine Gael
- **children**: 2
- **education**: St. Aidan's Comprehensive School
- **alma mater**: University of Galway, University College Galway