Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is the senior minister at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt, Comhionannais agus Athchóirithe Dlí) in the Irish Government.
The current Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is Michael McDowell, TD. He is assisted by:
- Frank Fahey, TD - Minister of State with special responsibility for Equality Issues;
- Brian Lenihan, Jr, TD - Minister of State with special responsibility for Children.
The Minister has overall responsibility for law and order in the Republic of Ireland. The position was created in 1997 when the portfolio of the Minister for Justice was amalgamated with that of the Minister for Equality and Law Reform. From 1919 until 1923 the holder of the justice portfolio was known as the "Minister for Home Affairs".
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Overview
The Minister's and the Department's main areas of reponsibility include:
- Implementing government policy on crime and protecting the security of the State.
- Providing policy advice in relation to the criminal justice system (Garda Síochána etc).
- Continuing reform of the criminal law and updating areas of the civil law.
- Implementation of core elements of the Good Friday Agreement.
- Implementation of the government's asylum strategy and development of the national immigration policy.
- Implementation of policy in relation to equal treatment, anti-racism, disability equality and human rights.
List of office-holders
Ministers for Home Affairs (1919-1923)
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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| 1. | Michael Collins | January 22, 1919 | April 1, 1919 | Sinn Féin |
| 2. | Arthur Griffith | April 2, 1919 | August 22, 1921 | Sinn Féin |
| 3. | Austin Stack1 | August 22, 1921 | January 9, 1922 | Sinn Féin |
| 4. | Eamonn Duggan | January 10, 1922 | September 9, 1922 | Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin |
| 5. | Kevin O'Higgins | August 30, 1922 | September 19, 1923 | Cumann na nGaedhael |
Ministers for Justice (1923-1997)
Ministers for Justice, Equality & Law Reform (1997-present)
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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| John O'Donoghue | July 8, 1997 | June 6, 2002 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 28. | Michael McDowell | June 6, 2002 | Current Incumbent | Progressive Democrats |
Footnotes
- Austin Stack bore the title of Secretary of State for Home Affairs.
See also
External link
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (http://www.justice.ie/80256DFD00637EE0/vWeb/pcSSTY5UBER3-en)
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