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The Minister for Rural and Community Development (Irish: An tAire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Rural and Community Development.

The current Minister for Rural and Community Development is Heather Humphreys, TD.[1] She is also Minister for Social Protection.

She is assisted by Joe O'Brien, TD – Minister of State for Community Development and Charities.[2]

List of officeholders

Minister for Rural and Community Development 2017–present

Name Term of office Party Government
Michael Ring 14 June 2017[a] 27 June 2020 Fine Gael 31st
Heather Humphreys 27 June 2020 Incumbent Fine Gael 32nd • 33rd • 34th
Notes
  1. ^ Ring was a minister without portfolio from 14 June to 19 July 2017 before the department was formally established.

References

  1. ^ "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, archived from the original on 7 August 2020, retrieved 2 July 2020
  2. ^ "Minister of State Appointments". MerrionStreet.ie. 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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