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As of 2025, twenty-three women have served as cabinet ministers in governments of the Republic of Ireland and its predecessors the Irish Free State (1922–1937) and the Irish Republic (1919–1922). [2] After a 58-year gap between the first and second women ministers, [3] there has been at least one woman in all cabinets since December 1982.
Women who are or have been members of the Government of Ireland (Senior minister). For those who served as Ministers of State (Junior minister), see Category:Women ministers of state of the Republic of Ireland.
Pages in category "Lists of women politicians in Ireland" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... List of female cabinet ministers of the ...
Women who are or have been Ministers of State (Junior minister) in Ireland. For those who served as Senior ministers , see Category:Women government ministers of the Republic of Ireland . Pages in category "Women ministers of state of the Republic of Ireland"
The 1981 general election to the 22nd Dáil saw the tally exceed ten for the first time, when six newly elected women brought the total to eleven. The arrival of nine newly elected women TDs in 1992 brought a total of 20 women to the 27th Dáil. 25 women were elected at the 2011 general election to the 31st Dáil.
The Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas na hÉireann) is the executive authority of Ireland, headed by the Taoiseach, the head of government.The government – also known as the cabinet – is composed of ministers, each of whom must be a member of the Oireachtas, which consists of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, who in 1977 became the first female Parliamentary Secretary; and in 1978 became the first female Minister of State. A Minister of State in Ireland (also called a junior minister) is of non-cabinet rank attached to one or more Departments of State of the Government of Ireland and assists a Minister of that government.
List of female cabinet ministers of the Republic of Ireland; A. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ... (Ireland) Minister for Further and Higher Education ...