List of Irish Defence Ministers

Minister	Term of Office	Party
Richard Mulcahy	Jan. 1919-Apr. 1919	Sinn Féin
Cathal Brugha	Apr. 1919-Jan. 1922	Sinn Féin
Richard Mulcahy	Jan. 1922-Mar. 1924	Cumann na nGaedhael
W. T. Cosgrave	Mar. 1924-Nov. 1924	Cumann na nGaedhael
Peter Hughes	Nov. 1924-Jun. 1927	Cumann na nGaedhael
Desmond FitzGerald	June 1927-Mar. 1932	Cumann na nGaedhael
Frank Aiken	Mar. 1932-Sept. 1939	Fianna Fáil
Oscar Traynor	Sept. 1939-Feb. 1948	Fianna Fáil
Thomas F. O'Higgins	Feb. 1948-Mar. 1951	Fine Gael
Seán MacEoin	Mar. 1951-June 1951	Fine Gael
Oscar Traynor	June 1951-June 1954	Fianna Fáil
Seán MacEoin	June 1954-Mar. 1957	Fine Gael
Kevin Boland	Mar. 1957-Oct. 1961	Fianna Fáil
Gerald Bartley	Oct. 1961-Apr. 1965	Fianna Fáil
Michael Hilliard	Apr. 1965-July 1969	Fianna Fáil
Jim Gibbons	July 1969-May 1970	Fianna Fáil
Jerry Cronin	May 1970-Mar. 1973	Fianna Fáil
Paddy Donegan	Mar. 1973-Dec. 1976	Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan	Dec. 1976-July 1977	Fine Gael
Bobby Molloy	July 1977-Dec. 1979	Fianna Fáil
Pádraig Faulkner	Dec. 1979-Oct. 1980	Fianna Fáil
Sylvester Barret	Oct. 1980-June 1981	Fianna Fáil
James Tully	June 1981-Mar. 1982	Fine Gael
Paddy Power	Mar. 1982-Dec. 1982	Fianna Fáil
Patrick Cooney	Dec. 1982-Feb. 1986	Fine Gael
Paddy O'Toole	Feb. 1986-Mar. 1987	Fine Gael
Michael J. Noonan	Mar. 1987-July 1989	Fianna Fáil
Brian Lenihan	July 1989-Oct. 1990	Fianna Fáil
Charles Haughey	Nov. 1990-Feb. 1991	Fianna Fáil
Brendan daly	Feb. 1991-Nov. 1991	Fianna Fáil
Vincent Brady	Nov. 1991-Feb. 1992	Fianna Fáil
John P. Wilson	Feb. 1992-Jan. 1993	Fianna Fáil
David Andrews	Jan. 1993-Dec. 1994	Fianna Fáil
Hugh Coveney	Dec. 1994-May. 1995	Fine Gael
Seán Barret	May 1995-June 1997	Fine Gael
David Andrews	June 1997-Oct. 1997	Fianna Fáil
Michael Smith	Oct. 1997-	Fianna Fáil

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