Minister for the Public Service

The Minister for the Public Service was a senior post in the Government of Ireland, it was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1973. In March 1987 the minister's functions were transferred to the Minister for Tourism and Transport after the department was amalgamated.

Minister for the Public Service 1973–1987

No.	Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
1.	Richie Ryan[n 1]	1 November 1973	5 July 1977		Fine Gael
2.	George Colley[n 1]	5 July 1977	11 December 1979		Fianna Fáil
3.	Michael O'Kennedy[n 1]	12 December 1979	24 March 1980		Fianna Fáil
4.	Gene Fitzgerald[n 1] (1st time)	24 March 1980	30 June 1981		Fianna Fáil
5.	Liam Kavanagh[n 2]	30 June 1981	9 March 1982		Labour Party
	Gene Fitzgerald[n 2] (2nd time)	9 March 1982	14 December 1982		Fianna Fáil
6.	John Boland	14 December 1982	14 February 1986		Fine Gael
7.	Ruairi Quinn[n 2]	14 February 1986	20 January 1987		Labour Party
8.	John Bruton[n 1]	20 January 1987	10 March 1987		Fine Gael
9.	Ray MacSharry[n 1]	10 March 1987	20 March 1987		Fianna Fáil

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Ministers who held both the Finance and Public Service portfolios at the same time.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Ministers who held both the Labour and Public Service portfolios at the same time.