Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Infobox official post The Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport (Template:Langx) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.

The minister Template:As of is Patrick O'Donovan, TD. He is assisted by one minister of state:

• Charlie McConalogue, TD – Minister of State for sport and postal policy

List of office-holders

The Minister for Economic Planning and Development was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977.<ref>Template:Cite ISB</ref> The title and functions of the position have changed several times since then.

Minister for Economic Planning and Development 1977–1980
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Martin O'DonoghueTemplate:Efn	8 July 1977	11 December 1979	Template:Party name with colour	15th
Michael O'Kennedy	12 December 1979	21 January 1980	Template:Party name with colour	16th
Minister for Energy 1980–1981
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Michael O'Kennedy	21 January 1980	22 January 1980	Template:Party name with colour	16th
George Colley	22 January 1980	30 June 1981	Template:Party name with colour	16th
Minister for Industry and Energy 1981–1983
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Michael O'Leary	30 June 1981	9 March 1982	Template:Party name with colour	17th
Albert Reynolds (1st time)	9 March 1982	14 December 1982	Template:Party name with colour	18th
John Bruton	14 December 1982	13 December 1983	Template:Party name with colour	19th
Minister for Energy 1983–1993
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Dick Spring	13 December 1983	20 January 1987	Template:Party name with colour	19th
Michael Noonan	20 January 1987	10 March 1987	Template:Party name with colour	19th
Ray Burke	10 March 1987	24 November 1988	Template:Party name with colour	20th
Michael Smith	24 November 1988	12 July 1989	Template:Party name with colour	20th
Bobby Molloy	12 July 1989	4 November 1992	Template:Party name with colour	21stTemplate:•22nd
Albert Reynolds (2nd time)	4 November 1992	12 January 1993	Template:Party name with colour	22nd
Brian Cowen	12 January 1993	20 January 1993	Template:Party name with colour	23rd
Minister for Tourism and Trade 1993–1997
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Brian Cowen	20 January 1993	22 January 1993	Template:Party name with colour	23rd
Charlie McCreevy	22 January 1993	15 December 1994	Template:Party name with colour	23rd
Enda Kenny	15 December 1994	26 June 1997	Template:Party name with colour	24th
Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation 1997–2002
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Jim McDaid	26 June 1997	6 June 2002	Template:Party name with colour	25th
Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 2002–2010
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
John O'Donoghue	6 June 2002	14 June 2007	Template:Party name with colour	26th
Séamus Brennan	14 June 2007	7 May 2008	Template:Party name with colour	27th
Martin Cullen	7 May 2008	23 March 2010	Template:Party name with colour	28th
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport 2010–2011
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Mary Hanafin	23 March 2010	9 March 2011	Template:Party name with colour	28th
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2011–2016
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Jimmy Deenihan	9 March 2011	11 July 2014	Template:Party name with colour	29th
Heather Humphreys	11 July 2014	6 May 2016	Template:Party name with colour	29th
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2016–2017
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Heather Humphreys	6 May 2016	14 June 2017	Template:Party name with colour	30th
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2017–2020
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Heather Humphreys	14 June 2017	30 November 2017	Template:Party name with colour	31st
Josepha Madigan	30 November 2017	27 June 2020	Template:Party name with colour	31st
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 2020–2025
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Catherine Martin	27 June 2020	23 January 2025	Template:Party name with colour	32ndTemplate:•33rdTemplate:•34th
Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport 2025–present
Name	Term of office		Party		Government(s)
Patrick O'Donovan	23 January 2025	Incumbent	Template:Party name with colour	35th

Notes

External links

• Template:Official website

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