Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy 1978–1980
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Party
|
Responsibilities
|
Government
|
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
|
1 January 1978
|
11 December 1979
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
|
15th
|
Ray Burke
|
1 January 1978
|
11 December 1979
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
|
Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism 1980–1981
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Party
|
Responsibilities
|
Government
|
Ray Burke
|
12 December 1979
|
15 October 1980
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
|
16th
|
Thomas Meaney
|
25 March 1980[7]
|
30 June 1981
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
|
Denis Gallagher
|
15 October 1980
|
30 June 1981
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
|
Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1981–1983
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Party
|
Responsibilities
|
Government
|
Michael Begley
|
30 June 1981
|
9 March 1982
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Tourism
|
17th
|
Seán Calleary
|
28 October 1982
|
14 December 1982
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Tourism
|
18th
|
Michael Moynihan
|
16 December 1982
|
20 January 1987
|
|
Labour
|
Tourism
|
19th
|
Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1983–1986
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Party
|
Responsibilities
|
Government
|
Edward Collins
|
15 December 1983
|
23 September 1986
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Commercial Affairs
|
19th
|
Department of Industry and Commerce 1986–1993
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Party
|
Responsibilities
|
Government
|
Patrick Hegarty
|
13 February 1986
|
10 March 1987
|
|
Fine Gael
|
|
19th
|
Richard Bruton
|
23 September 1986
|
10 March 1987
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Energy Affairs
|
Séamus Brennan
|
12 March 1987
|
12 July 1989
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Trade and Marketing
|
20th
|
Seán McCarthy
|
12 March 1987
|
12 July 1989
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Science and Technology
|
Terry Leyden
|
19 July 1989
|
11 February 1992
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Trade and Marketing
|
21st
|
Michael Smith
|
19 July 1989
|
15 November 1991
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Science and Technology
|
Mary O'Rourke
|
13 February 1992
|
12 January 1993
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Trade and Marketing
|
22nd
|
Michael Ahern
|
13 February 1992
|
12 January 1993
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Science and Technology
|
Department of Enterprise and Employment 1993–1997
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Party
|
Responsibilities
|
Government
|
Mary O'Rourke
|
14 January 1993
|
15 December 1994
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Labour Affairs
|
23rd
|
Séamus Brennan
|
14 January 1993
|
15 December 1994
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Commerce and Technology
|
Pat Rabbitte
|
20 December 1994
|
26 June 1997
|
|
Democratic Left
|
Commerce, science and technology and consumer affairs
|
24th
|
Eithne FitzGerald
|
20 December 1994
|
26 June 1997
|
|
Labour
|
Labour Affairs
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 1997–2010
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Party
|
Responsibilities
|
Government
|
Michael Smith
|
8 July 1997
|
9 October 1997
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Science and technology
|
25th
|
Noel Treacy
|
9 October 1997
|
18 June 2002
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Science and technology
|
Tom Kitt
|
8 July 1997
|
18 June 2002
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Labour affairs, consumer rights and international trade
|
Frank Fahey
|
18 June 2002
|
29 September 2004
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Labour Affairs
|
26th
|
Michael Ahern
|
18 June 2002
|
20 June 2007
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Trade and Commerce
|
20 June 2007
|
13 May 2008
|
Innovation Policy
|
27th
|
Tony Killeen
|
29 September 2004
|
20 June 2007
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Labour Affairs
|
26th
|
Seán Haughey
|
20 June 2007
|
13 May 2008
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Lifelong Learning and School Transport
|
27th
|
13 May 2008
|
9 March 2011
|
28th
|
Billy Kelleher
|
20 June 2007
|
13 May 2008
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Labour Affairs
|
27th
|
13 May 2008
|
21 April 2009
|
28th
|
22 April 2009
|
9 March 2011
|
Trade and Commerce
|
28th
|
John McGuinness
|
9 July 2007
|
13 May 2008
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Trade and Commerce
|
27th
|
13 May 2008
|
21 April 2009
|
28th
|
Jimmy Devins
|
9 July 2007
|
7 May 2008
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Disability Issues and Mental Health
|
27th
|
13 May 2008
|
21 April 2009
|
Science, Technology and Innovation
|
28th
|
John Moloney
|
13 May 2008
|
22 March 2010
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health
|
Conor Lenihan
|
22 April 2009
|
9 March 2011
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources
|
Dara Calleary
|
22 April 2009
|
22 March 2010
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Labour Affairs
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 2010–2011
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Party
|
Responsibilities
|
Government
|
John Moloney
|
23 March 2010
|
9 March 2011
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Disability Issues and Mental Health
|
28th
|
Dara Calleary
|
23 March 2010
|
9 March 2011
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Public Service Transformation and Labour Affairs
|
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 2011–2017
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Party
|
Responsibilities
|
Government
|
John Perry
|
10 March 2011
|
15 July 2014
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Small Business
|
29th
|
Seán Sherlock
|
19 March 2011
|
15 July 2014
|
|
Labour
|
Research and Innovation
|
Damien English
|
15 July 2014
|
19 May 2016
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Skills, Research and Innovation
|
Ged Nash
|
15 July 2014
|
6 May 2016
|
|
Labour
|
Business and Employment
|
Pat Breen
|
19 May 2016
|
20 June 2017
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Employment and Small Business
|
30th
|
John Halligan
|
19 May 2016
|
20 June 2017
|
|
Independent
|
Training and Skills
|
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation 2017–2020
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Party
|
Responsibilities
|
Government
|
Pat Breen
|
20 June 2017
|
27 June 2020
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Trade, Employment, Business
|
31st
|
John Halligan
|
20 June 2017
|
27 June 2020
|
|
Independent
|
Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 2020–present
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
Party
|
Responsibilities
|
Government
|
Damien English
|
1 July 2020
|
17 December 2022
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses
|
32nd[8]
|
Robert Troy
|
1 July 2020
|
24 August 2022
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Trade Promotion
|
Dara Calleary
|
31 August 2022
|
17 December 2022
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation
|
Damien English
|
21 December 2022
|
12 January 2023
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses
|
33rd
|
Dara Calleary
|
21 December 2022
|
23 January 2025
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation
|
33rd[9][10] • 34th
|
Neale Richmond
|
13 January 2023
|
10 April 2024
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Employment affairs and retail businesses
|
33rd
|
Emer Higgins
|
10 April 2024
|
23 January 2025
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Business, employment and retail
|
34th
|