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Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 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 djei.ie The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Irish: An tAire Post, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta) is the senior minister at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in the Government of Ireland.
The current Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is Richard Bruton, TD. He is assisted by:
- John Perry, TD – Minister of State for Small Business
- Seán Sherlock, TD – Minister of State for Research and Innovation
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 MinisterDirector of Trade and Commerce 1919–1921
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party 1. Ernest Blythe 17 June 1919 26 August 1921 Sinn Féin Secretary for Trade and Commerce 1921–1922
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party Ernest Blythe 26 August 1921 11 January 1922 Sinn Féin Minister for Trade 1922
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party Ernest Blythe 11 January 1922 30 August 1922 Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin Minister for Industry and Commerce 1922–1977
No. Name Entered Office Left 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 Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy 1977–1980
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party Desmond O'Malley 23 September 1977 23 January 1980 Fianna Fáil Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism 1980–1981
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party Desmond O'Malley 23 January 1980 30 June 1981 Fianna Fáil 15. John Kelly 30 June 1981 21 August 1981 Fine Gael Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1981–1983
No. Name Entered Office Left 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 Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1983–1986
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party John Bruton 17 December 1983 14 February 1986 Fine Gael 21. Michael Noonan 14 February 1986 19 February 1986 Fine Gael Minister for Industry and Commerce 1986–1993
No. Name Entered Office Left 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 Minister for Enterprise and Employment 1993–1997
No. Name Entered Office Left 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 Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 1997–2010
No. Name Entered Office Left 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 Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 2010–2011
No. Name Entered Office Left Office Party 31. Batt O'Keeffe 23 March 2010 20 January 2011 Fianna Fáil 32. Mary Hanafin 20 January 2011 9th March 2011 Fianna Fáil Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 2011–present
Richard Bruton (2nd time) 9 March 2011 Incumbent Fine Gael See also
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