Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration

The Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration (Irish: An tAire Leanaí, Míchumas, Comhionannas agus Comhtháthú) is the senior minister at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality and Integration in the Government of Ireland.

Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Incumbent Roderic O'Gorman since 27 June 2020
Department of Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Member of	Cabinet Oireachtas
Reports to	Taoiseach
Seat	Dublin, Ireland
Appointer	President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach
Inaugural holder	Richard Mulcahy as Minister for the Gaeltacht
Formation	2 June 1956
Website	Department of Children and Youth Affairs

The current Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration is Roderic O'Gorman, TD.

He is assisted by Anne Rabbitte, TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Disability.[1]

Overview

The department was created in 1956 as the Department of the Gaeltacht. Its title and functions have changed several times, the current title was adopted in 2011.[2] An office of Minister of State for Children existed from 1994 to 2011. The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is currently responsible for Gaeltacht affairs.

List of office-holders

Minister for the Gaeltacht 1956–1993
No.	Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
1	Richard Mulcahy	2 June 1956	24 October 1956		Fine Gael	7th
2	Patrick Lindsay	24 October 1956	20 March 1957		Fine Gael	7th
3	Jack Lynch	20 March 1957	26 June 1957		Fianna Fáil	8th
4	Mícheál Ó Móráin (1st time)	26 June 1957	23 July 1959		Fianna Fáil	8th · 9th
5	Gerald Bartley	23 July 1959	11 October 1961		Fianna Fáil	9th
	Mícheál Ó Móráin (2nd time)	11 October 1961	26 March 1968		Fianna Fáil	10th · 11th · 12th
6	Pádraig Faulkner	27 March 1968	2 July 1969		Fianna Fáil	12th
7	George Colley	2 July 1969	14 March 1973		Fianna Fáil	13th
8	Tom O'Donnell	14 March 1973	5 July 1977		Fine Gael	14th
9	Denis Gallagher (1st time)	5 July 1977	11 December 1979		Fianna Fáil	15th
10	Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	12 December 1979	30 June 1981		Fianna Fáil	16th
11	Paddy O'Toole (1st time)	30 June 1981	9 March 1982		Fine Gael	17th
	Denis Gallagher (2nd time)	9 March 1982	14 December 1982		Fianna Fáil	18th
	Paddy O'Toole (2nd time)	14 December 1982	10 March 1987		Fine Gael	19th
12	Charles Haughey	10 March 1987	11 February 1992		Fianna Fáil	20th · 21st
13	John Wilson	11 February 1992	12 January 1993		Fianna Fáil	22nd
14	Michael D. Higgins (1st time)	12 January 1993	21 January 1993		Labour Party	23rd
Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht 1993–1997
No.	Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
	Michael D. Higgins (1st time)	21 January 1993	17 November 1994		Labour Party	23rd
15	Bertie Ahern	18 November 1994	15 December 1994		Fianna Fáil	23rd
	Michael D. Higgins (2nd time)	15 December 1994	26 June 1997		Labour Party	24th
16	Síle de Valera	26 June 1997	12 July 1997		Fianna Fáil	25th
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 1997–2002
No.	Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
	Síle de Valera	12 July 1997	6 June 2002		Fianna Fáil	25th
17	Éamon Ó Cuív	6 June 2002	19 June 2002		Fianna Fáil	26th
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2002–2010
No.	Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
	Éamon Ó Cuív	19 June 2002	23 March 2010		Fianna Fáil	26th · 27th · 28th
18	Pat Carey	23 March 2010	2 June 2010		Fianna Fáil	28th
Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs 2010–2011
No.	Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party		Government(s)
	Pat Carey	2 June 2010	9 March 2011		Fianna Fáil	28th
19	Frances Fitzgerald	9 March 2011	2 June 2011		Fine Gael	29th
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 2011–
No.	Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
	Frances Fitzgerald	2 June 2011	7 May 2014		Fine Gael	29th
20	Charles Flanagan	8 May 2014	11 July 2014		Fine Gael	29th
21	James Reilly	11 July 2014	6 May 2016		Fine Gael	29th
22	Katherine Zappone	6 May 2016	27 June 2020		Independent	30th · 31st
23	Roderic O'Gorman	27 June 2020	Incumbent		Green Party	32nd

References

1. "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, retrieved 4 August 2020
2. "Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011". Irish Statute Book. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

• Department of Children and Youth Affairs