The minister for housing, local government and heritage () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
The minister for housing, local government and heritage is James Browne, TD.
He is assisted by three ministers of state: John Cummins, TD – Minister of State for local government and planning Christopher O'Sullivan, TD – Minister of State for nature, heritage and biodiversity Kieran O'Donnell, TD – Minister of State for housing
Overview The minister is responsible for, among other matters: housing; local authorities and related services; the supervision of elections, including general elections and presidential elections.
List of office-holders
Minister for Local Government 1919–1924NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)W. T. Cosgrave2 April 19199 September 1922 2nd DM3rd DM4th DM1st PGErnest Blythe30 August 192215 October 1923 2nd PG5th DM1st EC2nd ECSéamus Burke15 October 19232 June 1924 2nd ECMinister for Local Government and Public Health 1924–1947NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Séamus Burke2 June 192423 June 1927 2nd ECRichard Mulcahy23 June 19279 March 1932 3rd EC4th EC5th ECSeán T. O'Kelly9 March 19328 September 1939 6th EC7th EC8th EC1st2ndP. J. Ruttledge8 September 193914 August 1941 2ndÉamon de Valera 15 August 194118 August 1941 2ndSeán MacEntee18 August 194122 January 1947 2nd3rd4thMinister for Local Government 1947–1977NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Seán MacEntee22 January 194718 February 1948 4thTimothy J. Murphy18 February 194829 April 1949 5thWilliam Norton 3 May 194911 May 1949 5thMichael Keyes11 May 194913 June 1951 5thPaddy Smith (1st time)13 June 19512 June 1954 6thPatrick O'Donnell2 June 195420 March 1957 7thPaddy Smith (2nd time)20 March 195727 November 1957 8thNeil Blaney27 November 195710 November 1966 8th9th10th11thKevin Boland10 November 19667 May 1970 12th13thBobby Molloy9 May 197014 March 1973 13thJames Tully14 March 19735 July 1977 14thMinister for the Environment 1977–1997NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Sylvester Barrett5 July 197715 October 1980 15th16thRay Burke (1st time)15 October 198030 June 1981 16thPeter Barry30 June 19819 March 1982 17thRay Burke (2nd time)9 March 198214 December 1982 18thDick Spring14 December 198213 December 1983 19thLiam Kavanagh13 December 198314 February 1986 19thJohn Boland14 February 198610 March 1987 19thPádraig Flynn10 March 19878 November 1991 20th21stJohn Wilson 8 November 199114 November 1991 21stRory O'Hanlon14 November 199114 February 1992 21stMichael Smith14 February 199214 December 1994 22nd23rdBrendan Howlin14 December 199426 June 1997 24thMinister for Environment and Local Government 1997–2002NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Noel Dempsey26 June 19976 June 2002 25thMartin Cullen6 June 200210 June 2003 26thMinister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 2002–2011NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Martin Cullen10 June 200329 September 2004 26thDick Roche29 September 200414 June 2007 26thJohn Gormley14 June 200723 January 2011 27th28thÉamon Ó Cuív23 January 20119 March 2011 28thMinister for the Environment, Community and Local Government 2011–2016NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Phil Hogan9 March 201111 July 2014 29thAlan Kelly11 July 20146 May 2016 29thMinister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government 2016–2017NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Simon Coveney6 May 201614 June 2017 30thMinister for Housing, Planning and Local Government 2017–2020NameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Eoghan Murphy14 June 201727 June 2020 31stMinister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 2020–presentNameTerm of officePartyGovernment(s)Darragh O'Brien27 June 202023 January 2025 32nd33rd34thJames Browne23 January 2025Incumbent 35th Notes
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