Minister of Commerce (Northern Ireland)

The Minister of Commerce was a member of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland (Cabinet) in the Parliament of Northern Ireland which governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972. The post was combined with that of the Minister of Agriculture until 1925. In 1943, it was renamed Minister of Commerce and Production and was combined with the post of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland until 1945, then with Leader of the Senate of Northern Ireland until 1949.

# Name Took office Prime MinisterParty 1. Edward Archdale 7 June 1921 Craig 2. John Milne Barbour 16 April 1925 Craig, Andrews 3. Sir Basil Brooke 16 January 1941 Andrews, Brookeborough 4. Roland Nugent 16 February 1945 Brookeborough 5. Brian Maginess 12 April 1949 Brookeborough 6. William McCleery 4 November 1949 Brookeborough 7. Daniel Dixon 26 October 1953 Brookeborough 8. Jack Andrews 17 October 1961 Brookeborough 9. Brian Faulkner 25 March 1963 O'Neill 10. Roy Bradford 24 January 1969 O'Neill, Chichester-Clark 11. Robin Bailie 23 March 1971 Faulkner

Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce (and Production) 1921 – 1925 Robert McKeown 1925 – 1941 vacant 1941 – 1943 Sir Wilson Hungerford 1943 – 1945 Brian Maginess 1945 vacant 1945 – 1949 Robert Perceval-Maxwell 1949 - 1952 vacant 1952 – 1953 2nd Baron Glentoran 1953 - 1959 vacant 1959 – 1961 William Morgan 1961 vacant 1961 – 1965 William Fitzsimmons 1965 - 1969 vacant 1969 – 1971 John Brooke Office abolished 1971

References The Government of Northern Ireland