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Irish Minister For DefenceThe Minister for Defence is the senior minister at the Department of Defence (An Roinn Cosanta) in the Irish Government. The current Minister for Defence is Willie O'Dea, TD; he is assisted by Minister of State Tom Kitt, TD. The department is responsible for the Irish Defence Forces; its primary concern is that of ensuring a secure and stable environment for the economic growth and development of the country.
List of Ministers for Defence | # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | | 1. | Richard Mulcahy (1st time) 1 | January 22, 1919 | April 1, 1919 | Sinn Fin | | 2. | Cathal Brugha 2 | April 1, 1919 | January 9, 1922 | Sinn Fin | | Richard Mulcahy (2nd time) | January 10, 1922 | March 19, 1924 | Pro-Treaty Sinn Fin | | 3. | W.T. Cosgrave (acting) | March 20, 1924 | November 21, 1924 | Pro-Treaty Sinn Fin | | 4. | Peter Hughes | November 21, 1924 | June 23, 1927 | Cumann na nGaedhael | | 5. | Desmond FitzGerald | June 23, 1927 | March 9, 1932 | Cumann na nGaedhael | | 6. | Frank Aiken | March 9, 1932 | September 8, 1939 | Fianna Fil | | 7. | Oscar Traynor (1st time) | September 8, 1939 | February 18, 1948 | Fianna Fil | | 8. | Thomas F. O'Higgins | February 18, 1948 | March 7, 1951 | Fine Gael | | 9. | Sen MacEoin (1st time) | March 7, 1951 | June 13, 1951 | Fine Gael | | Oscar Traynor (2nd time) | June 13, 1951 | June 2, 1954 | Fianna Fil | | Sen MacEoin (2nd time) | June 2, 1954 | March 20, 1957 | Fine Gael | | 10. | Kevin Boland | March 20, 1957 | October 11, 1961 | Fianna Fil | | 11. | Gerald Bartley | October 11, 1961 | April 21, 1965 | Fianna Fil | | 12. | Michael Hilliard | April 21, 1965 | July 2, 1969 | Fianna Fil | | 13. | Jim Gibbons | July 2, 1969 | May 9, 1970 | Fianna Fil | | 14. | Jerry Cronin | May 9, 1970 | March 14, 1973 | Fianna Fil | | 15. | Paddy Donegan | March 14, 1973 | December 2, 1976 | Fine Gael | | 16. | Liam Cosgrave (acting) | December 2, 1976 | December 16, 1976 | Fine Gael | | 17. | Oliver J. Flanagan | December 16, 1976 | July 5, 1977 | Fine Gael | | 18. | Bobby Molloy | July 5, 1977 | December 11, 1979 | Fianna Fil | | 19. | Pdraig Faulkner | December 12, 1979 | October 15, 1980 | Fianna Fil | | 20. | Sylvester Barret | October 15, 1979 | June 30, 1981 | Fianna Fil | | 21. | James Tully | June 30, 1981 | March 9, 1982 | Labour | | 22. | Paddy Power | March 9, 1982 | December 14, 1982 | Fianna Fil | | 23. | Patrick Cooney | December 14, 1982 | February 14, 1986 | Fine Gael | | 24. | Paddy O'Toole | February 14, 1982 | March 10, 1987 | Fine Gael | | 25. | Michael J. Noonan | March 10, 1987 | July 12, 1989 | Fianna Fil | | 26. | Brian Lenihan | July 12, 1989 | October 31, 1990 | Fianna Fil | | 27. | Charles Haughey (acting) | November 1, 1990 | February 5, 1991 | Fianna Fil | | 28. | Brendan Daly | February 5, 1991 | November 14, 1991 | Fianna Fil | | 29. | Vincent Brady | November 14, 1991 | February 11, 1992 | Fianna Fil | | 30. | John P. Wilson | February 11, 1992 | January 12, 1993 | Fianna Fil | | 31. | David Andrews (1st time) 3 | January 12, 1993 | December 15, 1994 | Fianna Fil | | 32. | Hugh Coveney 3| December 15, 1994 | May 23, 1995 | Fine Gael | | 33. | Sen Barret 3| May 23, 1995 | June 26, 1997 | Fine Gael | | 34. | David Andrews (2nd time) | June 26, 1997 | October 8, 1997 | Fianna Fil | | 25. | Michael Smith | October 8, 1997 | September 29, 2004 | Fianna Fil | | 26. | Willie O'Dea | September 29, 2004 | (Current office-holder) | Fianna Fil | | |
Footnotes - On the first occasion he served as defence minister, Mulcahy bore the title of Minister for National Defence.
- Brugha bore the title of Secretary of State for Defence.
- As Minister for Defence and the Marine.
See also External link Ireland, Defence
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