Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Incumbent
Heather Humphreys
since 30 November 2017
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Member of
Reports to Taoiseach
Seat Dublin, Ireland
Appointer President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach
Inaugural holder Ernest Blythe as Director of Trade and Commerce
Formation 17 June 1919
Website dbei.gov.ie

The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Irish: An tAire Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta) is the senior minister at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in the Government of Ireland.

The current Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation is Heather Humphreys, TD.[1] There are two Ministers of State in the Department:

Overview

The Minister heads one of the most important economic departments in the Irish Government, responsible for the implementation of policy in five key areas – Enterprise, Innovation, Growth; Quality, Work and Learning; Making Markets and Regulation work better; Quality, Value and Continuous Improvement; and the European Union. A large element of the work of the Department arises from the Republic's membership of a number of international organisations, in particular the European Union and the World Trade Organisation. The Department plays an active role in the development of EU and WTO policies, particularly to ensure that the Republic's interests are protected. The Department is organised into five divisions. They are:

  • Innovation and Investment Division
  • Enterprise and Trade Division
  • Commerce, Consumer and Competition Division
  • Employment Rights and Industrial Relations Division
  • Corporate Services

List of office-holders

  Denotes acting Minister
No. Name Term of office Party
1. Ernest Blythe 17 June 1919 26 August 1921 Sinn Féin
No. Name Term of office Party
Ernest Blythe 26 August 1921 11 January 1922 Sinn Féin
No. Name Term of office Party
Ernest Blythe 11 January 1922 30 August 1922 Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin
No. Name Term of office Party
2. Joseph McGrath 30 August 1922 7 March 1924 Cumann na nGaedheal
3. Patrick McGilligan 4 April 1924 9 March 1932 Cumann na nGaedheal
4. Seán Lemass (1st time) 9 March 1932 16 September 1939 Fianna Fáil
5. Seán MacEntee 16 September 1939 18 August 1941 Fianna Fáil
Seán Lemass (2nd time) 18 August 1941 18 February 1948 Fianna Fáil
6. Daniel Morrissey 18 February 1948 7 March 1951 Fine Gael
7. Thomas F. O'Higgins 7 March 1951 13 June 1951 Fine Gael
Seán Lemass (3rd time) 13 June 1951 2 June 1954 Fianna Fáil
8. William Norton 2 June 1954 20 March 1957 Labour Party
Seán Lemass (4th time) 20 March 1957 23 June 1959 Fianna Fáil
9. Jack Lynch 23 June 1959 21 April 1965 Fianna Fáil
10. Patrick Hillery 21 April 1965 13 July 1966 Fianna Fáil
11. George Colley 13 July 1966 9 May 1970 Fianna Fáil
12. Patrick Lalor 9 May 1970 14 March 1973 Fianna Fáil
13. Justin Keating 14 March 1973 5 July 1977 Labour Party
14. Desmond O'Malley (1st time) 5 July 1977 23 September 1977 Fianna Fáil
No. Name Term of office Party
     Desmond O'Malley 23 September 1977 23 January 1980 Fianna Fáil
No. Name Term of office Party
Desmond O'Malley 23 January 1980 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil
15. John Kelly 30 June 1981 21 August 1981 Fine Gael
No. Name Term of office Party
John Kelly 21 August 1981 9 March 1982 Fine Gael
Desmond O'Malley (2nd time) 9 March 1982 6 October 1982 Fianna Fáil
16. Paddy Power 7 October 1982 27 October 1982 Fianna Fáil
17. Pádraig Flynn (1st time) 27 October 1982 14 December 1982 Fianna Fáil
18. Frank Cluskey 14 December 1982 8 December 1983 Labour Party
19. Garret FitzGerald (acting) 8 December 1983 13 December 1983 Fine Gael
20. John Bruton 13 December 1983 17 December 1983 Fine Gael
No. Name Term of office Party
John Bruton 17 December 1983 14 February 1986 Fine Gael
21. Michael Noonan 14 February 1986 19 February 1986 Fine Gael
No. Name Term of office Party
Michael Noonan 19 February 1986 10 March 1987 Fine Gael
22. Albert Reynolds 10 March 1987 24 November 1988 Fianna Fáil
23. Ray Burke 24 November 1988 12 July 1989 Fianna Fáil
Desmond O'Malley (3rd time) 12 July 1989 4 November 1992 Progressive Democrats
Pádraig Flynn (2nd time) 5 November 1992 4 January 1993 Fianna Fáil
24. Bertie Ahern 4 January 1993 12 January 1993 Fianna Fáil
25. Ruairi Quinn 12 January 1993 21 January 1993 Labour Party
No. Name Term of office Party
Ruairi Quinn 21 January 1993 17 November 1994 Labour Party
26. Charlie McCreevy 18 November 1994 15 December 1994 Fianna Fáil
27. Richard Bruton 15 December 1994 26 June 1997 Fine Gael
28. Mary Harney 26 June 1997 12 July 1997 Progressive Democrats
No. Name Term of office Party
Mary Harney 12 July 1997 29 September 2004 Progressive Democrats
29. Micheál Martin 29 September 2004 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil
30. Mary Coughlan 7 May 2008 23 March 2010 Fianna Fáil
No. Name Term of office Party
31. Batt O'Keeffe 23 March 2010 20 January 2011 Fianna Fáil
32. Mary Hanafin 20 January 2011 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil
No. Name Term of office Party
Richard Bruton (2nd time) 9 March 2011 6 May 2016 Fine Gael
33. Mary Mitchell O'Connor 6 May 2016 14 June 2017 Fine Gael
No. Name Term of office Party
34. Frances Fitzgerald 14 June 2017 28 November 2017 Fine Gael
35. Leo Varadkar (acting) 28 November 2017 30 November 2017 Fine Gael
36. Heather Humphreys 30 November 2017 Incumbent Fine Gael

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bardon, Sarah (28 November 2017). "Frances Fitzgerald resigns in 'national interest' to avoid election". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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