Minister of Education (Northern Ireland)
Appearance
(1921–72) |
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The Minister of Education was a member of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland (Cabinet) in the Parliament of Northern Ireland which governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972.
# | Name | Took Office | Prime Minister | Party | |
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1. | Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry | 7 June 1921 | Craig | UUP | |
2. | James Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont | 8 January 1926 | Craig | UUP | |
Vacant | 13 October 1937 | Craig | N/A | ||
3. | John Hanna Robb | 1 December 1937 | Craig, Andrews | UUP | |
4. | Robert Corkey | 6 May 1943 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
5. | Samuel Hall-Thompson | 21 March 1944 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
6. | Harry Midgley | 12 January 1950 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
7. | William May | 17 May 1957 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
8. | Ivan Neill | 12 March 1962 | Brookeborough, O'Neill | UUP | |
9. | Herbert Kirk | 22 July 1964 | O'Neill | UUP | |
10. | William Fitzsimmons | 2 April 1965 | O'Neill | UUP | |
11. | William Long | 7 October 1966 | O'Neill | UUP | |
12. | William Fitzsimmons | 19 December 1968 | O'Neill | UUP | |
13. | Phelim O'Neill | 12 March 1969 | O'Neill | UUP | |
14. | William Long | 3 May 1969 | Chichester-Clark, Faulkner | UUP |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education
- 1921 – 1925 Robert McKeown
- 1925 – 1937 John Hanna Robb
- 1937 – 1944 Dehra Parker
- 1944 – 1967 vacant
- 1967 – 1968 Roy Bradford
Office abolished 1968
See also
- Department of Education (Northern Ireland), modern devolved department