Minister of Labour (Northern Ireland)

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Northern Ireland 1921-72

This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Northern Ireland 1921-72


Government
Governor of Northern Ireland
Privy Council
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
Cabinet

Governments:
Craigavon ministry  · Andrews ministry
Brookeborough ministry  · O'Neill ministry
Chichester-Clark ministry  · Faulkner ministry


Elections:
1921  · 1925  · 1929  · 1933
1938  · 1945  · 1949  · 1953
1958  · 1962  · 1965  · 1969
By-elections


Members:
1921  · 1925  · 1929  · 1933
1938  · 1945  · 1949  · 1953
1958  · 1962  · 1965  · 1969

Parliament of Northern Ireland
Senate

Speaker
Leader of the Senate
Deputy leader of the Senate

House of Commons

Speaker
Constituencies

See also
Government of Ireland Act 1920
Elections in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973

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The Minister of Labour for Northern Ireland 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. The post was retitled the Minister of Labour and National Insurance in 1949, and abolished in 1965.

# Name Took Office Prime Minister Party
1. John Miller Andrews 7 June 1921 Craig Ulster Unionist
2. David Graham Shillington 21 April 1937 Craig Ulster Unionist
3. John Fawcett Gordon 29 August 1938 Craig, Andrews Ulster Unionist
4. William Grant 6 May 1943 Brookeborough Ulster Unionist
5. Harry Midgley 31 May 1944 Brookeborough Commonwealth Labour
6. William Grant 17 July 1945 Brookeborough Ulster Unionist
7. Brian Maginess 2 August 1945 Brookeborough Ulster Unionist
8. William McCleery 12 April 1949 Brookeborough Ulster Unionist
9. Harry Midgley 4 November 1949 Brookeborough Ulster Unionist
10. Ivan Neill 12 January 1950 Brookeborough Ulster Unionist
11. Herbert Kirk 12 March 1962 Brookeborough, O'Neill Ulster Unionist
12. William James Morgan 22 July 1964 O'Neill Ulster Unionist

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