Minister of State at the Department of Justice

The Minister of State at the Department of Justice is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Justice of the Government of Ireland who performs duties and functions delegated by the Minister for Justice. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

The current Minister of State is James Browne, TD, who was appointed in September 2020.

List of ministers of state
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Department of Justice 1978–1997
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * David Andrews
 * 1 January 1979
 * 11 December 1979
 * 15th
 * Seán Doherty
 * 25 March 1980
 * 30 June 1981
 * 16th
 * Dick Spring
 * 30 June 1981
 * 9 March 1982
 * Law Reform
 * 17th
 * Nuala Fennell
 * 7 January 1983
 * 10 March 1987
 * Family Law Reform
 * 19th
 * Noel Treacy
 * 6 February 1991
 * 11 February 1992
 * 21st
 * rowspan=2|Willie O'Dea
 * 13 February 1992
 * 12 January 1993
 * 22nd
 * 14 January 1993
 * 15 December 1994
 * 23rd
 * Joan Burton
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * rowspan=2|24th
 * Austin Currie
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * Children
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 * 12 January 1993
 * 22nd
 * 14 January 1993
 * 15 December 1994
 * 23rd
 * Joan Burton
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * rowspan=2|24th
 * Austin Currie
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * Children
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 * rowspan=2|24th
 * Austin Currie
 * 20 December 1994
 * 26 June 1997
 * Children
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 * Children
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Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform 1997–2010
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Mary Wallace
 * 8 July 1997
 * 6 June 2002
 * Equality and disability
 * rowspan=3|25th
 * Frank Fahey
 * 21 January 1998
 * 27 January 2000
 * Children
 * Mary Hanafin
 * 27 January 2000
 * 6 June 2002
 * Children
 * Willie O'Dea
 * 19 June 2002
 * 29 September 2004
 * Equality and disability
 * rowspan=3|26th
 * Brian Lenihan
 * 19 June 2002
 * 14 June 2007
 * Children
 * Frank Fahey
 * 29 September 2004
 * 14 June 2007
 * Equality and disability
 * Seán Power
 * 20 June 2007
 * 7 May 2008
 * Equality
 * rowspan=3|27th
 * Brendan Smith
 * 20 June 2007
 * 7 May 2008
 * Children
 * Conor Lenihan
 * 20 June 2007
 * 7 May 2008
 * Integration
 * Barry Andrews
 * 7 May 2008
 * 23 March 2010
 * Children
 * rowspan=4|28th
 * Conor Lenihan
 * 13 May 2008
 * 22 April 2009
 * Integration
 * John Moloney
 * 13 May 2008
 * 23 March 2010
 * Equality and Disability Issues
 * John Curran
 * 22 April 2009
 * 23 March 2010
 * Integration
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 * Barry Andrews
 * 7 May 2008
 * 23 March 2010
 * Children
 * rowspan=4|28th
 * Conor Lenihan
 * 13 May 2008
 * 22 April 2009
 * Integration
 * John Moloney
 * 13 May 2008
 * 23 March 2010
 * Equality and Disability Issues
 * John Curran
 * 22 April 2009
 * 23 March 2010
 * Integration
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 * Equality and Disability Issues
 * John Curran
 * 22 April 2009
 * 23 March 2010
 * Integration
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 * Integration
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Department of Justice and Law Reform 2010–2011
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Barry Andrews
 * 23 March 2010
 * 23 January 2011
 * Children
 * rowspan=3|28th
 * Mary White
 * 23 March 2010
 * 23 January 2011
 * Equality and Human Rights; and Integration
 * John Moloney
 * 23 March 2010
 * 9 March 2011
 * Disability
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 * John Moloney
 * 23 March 2010
 * 9 March 2011
 * Disability
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Department of Justice and Equality 2011–2020
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government
 * Kathleen Lynch
 * 10 March 2011
 * 23 May 2014
 * Disability and equality
 * rowspan=2|29th
 * Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
 * 15 July 2014
 * 6 May 2016
 * New communities and equality
 * Finian McGrath
 * 6 May 2016
 * 27 June 2020
 * Disability
 * 30th • 31st
 * Dara Murphy
 * 19 May 2016
 * 14 June 2017
 * Data protection
 * rowspan=2|30th
 * rowspan=2|David Stanton
 * 19 May 2016
 * 14 June 2017
 * rowspan=2|Equality, Immigration, and Integration
 * 20 June 2017
 * 27 June 2020
 * rowspan=2|31st
 * Pat Breen
 * 20 June 2017
 * 27 June 2020
 * Data protection
 * Charlie McConalogue
 * 1 July 2020
 * 2 September 2020
 * Law reform
 * 32nd
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 * rowspan=2|31st
 * Pat Breen
 * 20 June 2017
 * 27 June 2020
 * Data protection
 * Charlie McConalogue
 * 1 July 2020
 * 2 September 2020
 * Law reform
 * 32nd
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 * Law reform
 * 32nd
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Department of Justice 2020–present
!Name !colspan="2"|Term of office !colspan="2"|Party !Responsibilities !Government Civil justice and immigration (Apr.–Oct. 2021)
 * Hildegarde Naughton
 * 27 April 2021
 * 1 November 2021
 * Criminal justice
 * 32nd
 * James Browne
 * 2 September 2020
 * Incumbent
 * Law Reform and Youth Justice;
 * 2 September 2020
 * Incumbent
 * Law Reform and Youth Justice;
 * Law Reform and Youth Justice;
 * 32nd • 33rd • 34th
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