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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 |
