Irish Education Ministers
| Minister | Term of Office | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Eoin MacNeill | Aug. 1922-Nov. 1925 | Cumann na nGaedhael |
| John M. O'Sullivan | Jan. 1926-Mar. 1932 | Cumann na nGaedhael |
| Tomás Ó Deirg | Mar. 1932-Sep. 1939 | Fianna Fáil |
| Seán T. O'Kelly | Sep. 1939-Sep. 1939 | Fianna Fáil |
| Eamon de Valera | Sep. 1939-Jun. 1940 | Fianna Fáil |
| Tomás Ó Deirg | Jun. 1940-Feb. 1948 | Fianna Fáil |
| Richard Mulcahy | Feb. 1948-Jun. 1951 | Fine Gael |
| Seán Moylan | Jun. 1951-Jun. 1954 | Fianna Fáil |
| Richard Mulcahy | Jun. 1954-Mar. 1957 | Fine Gael |
| Jack Lynch | Mar. 1957-Jun. 1959 | Fianna Fáil |
| Patrick Hillery | Jun. 1959-Apr. 1965 | Fianna Fáil |
| George Colley | Apr. 1965-Jul. 1966 | Fianna Fáil |
| Donagh O'Malley | Jul. 1966-Mar. 1968 | Fianna Fáil |
| Brian Lenihan | Mar. 1968-Jul. 1969 | Fianna Fáil |
| Pádraig Faulkner | Jul. 1969-Mar. 1973 | Fianna Fáil |
| Richard Burke | Mar. 1973-Dec. 1976 | Fine Gael |
| Peter Barry | Dec. 1976-Jul. 1977 | Fine Gael |
| John P. Wilson | Jul. 1977-Jun. 1981 | Fianna Fáil |
| John Boland | Jun. 1981-Mar. 1982 | Fine Gael |
| Martin O'Donoghue | Mar. 1982-Oct. 1982 | Fianna Fáil |
| Gerard Brady | Oct. 1982-Dec. 1982 | Fianna Fáil |
| Gemma Hussey | Dec. 1982-Feb. 1986 | Fine Gael |
| Patrick Cooney | Feb. 1986-Mar. 1987 | Fine Gael |
| Mary O'Rourke | Mar. 1987-Nov. 1991 | Fianna Fáil |
| Noel Davern | Nov. 1991-Feb. 1992 | Fianna Fáil |
| Séamus Brennan | Feb. 1992-Jan. 1993 | Fianna Fáil |
| Niamh Bhreathnach | Jan. 1993-Nov. 1994 | Irish Labour Party |
| Michael Smith | Nov. 1994-Dec. 1994 | Fianna Fáil |
| Niamh Bhreathnach | Dec. 1994-Jun. 1997 | Irish Labour Party |
| Micheál Martin | Jun. 1997-Jan. 2000 | Fianna Fáil |
| Michael Woods | Jan. 2000-Jun. 2002 | Fianna Fáil |
| Noel Dempsey | Jun. 2002- | Fianna Fáil |
