Ministers for Education from 1921 to date

Minister	From	To
Simon Harris Minister for Higher Education, Innovation and Science	27/06/2020
Norma Foley Minister for Education	27/06/2020
Joe McHugh	16/10/2018	27/06/2020
Richard Bruton	06/05/2016	16/10/2018
Jan O'Sullivan	11/07/2014	06/05/2016
Ruairí Quinn	09/03/2011	11/07/2014
Mary Coughlan	23/03/2010	09/03/2011
Batt O’Keeffe	07/05/2008	23/03/2010
Mary Hanafin	29/09/2004	07/05/2008
Noel Dempsey	06/06/2002	29/09/2004
Dr. Michael Woods	27/01/2000	05/06/2002
Mícheal Martin	26/06/1997	26/01/2000
Niamh Bhreathnach	15/12/1994	25/06/1997
Michael Smith	17/11/1994	15/12/1994
Niamh Bhreathnach	13/01/1993	17/11/1994
Seamus Brennan	12/02/1992	12/01/1993
Noel Davern	14/11/1991	11/02/1992
Mary O’Rourke	11/03/1987	13/11/1991
Patrick Cooney	14/02/1986	10/03/1987
Gemma Hussey	14/12/1982	13/02/1986
Gerard Brady	27/10/1982	14/12/1982
Charles J Haughey	06/10/1982	27/10/1982
Dr. Martin O’Donoghue	09/03/1982	06/10/1982
John Boland	01/07/1981	09/03/1982
John P Wilson	15/07/1977	30/06/1981
Peter Barry	02/12/1976	14/07/1977
Richard Burke	14/03/1973	01/12/1976
Padraig Faulkner	02/07/1969	14/03/1973
Brian Lenihan	27/03/1968	02/07/1969
John Lynch	11/03/1968	26/03/1968
Donogh O’Malley	13/07/1966	10/03/1968
George Colley	21/04/1965	13/07/1966
Patrick J Hillery	24/06/1959	21/04/1965
John Lynch	20/03/1957	24/06/1959
Gen. Richard Mulcahy	02/06/1954	20/03/1957
Sean Moylan	14/06/1951	02/06/1954
Gen. Richard Mulcahy	18/02/1948	14/06/1951
Thomas Derrig	18/06/1940	18/02/1948
Eamonn De Valera	27/09/1939	18/06/1940
Sean T O’Ceallaigh	08/09/1939	27/09/1939
Thomas Derrig	09/03/1932	08/09/1939
John M O’Sullivan	28/01/1926	09/03/1932
Eoin McNeill	30/08/1922	24/11/1925
Michael Hayes	17/07/1922	30/08/1922
Fintan Lynch	01/04/1922	30/08/1922
Michael Hayes	11/01/1922	01/04/1922
J. J. O’Kelly	26/08/1921	09/01/1922