Minister of Health and Local Government
(Redirected from Minister of Health and Local Government (Northern Ireland))
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The Minister of Health and Local Government 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 1922 to 1972. The post was created in 1944 and was renamed Minister of Health and Social Services in 1965.
| # | Name | Took Office | Prime Minister | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | William Grant | 1 June 1944 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
| 2. | Dehra Parker | 26 August 1949 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
| Post vacant | 13 March 1957 | Brookeborough | |||
| 3. | Jack Andrews | 26 March 1957 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
| 4. | William James Morgan | 17 February 1961 | Brookeborough, O'Neill | UUP | |
| 5. | William Craig | 22 July 1964 | O'Neill | UUP | |
| 6. | William James Morgan | 1 January 1965 | O'Neill | UUP | |
| 7. | Robert Porter | 27 January 1969 | O'Neill | UUP | |
| 8. | William Fitzsimmons | 12 March 1969 | O'Neill, Chichester-Clark, Faulkner | UUP | |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Local Government/Health and Social Services
[edit]- 1944 Sir Wilson Hungerford
- 1944 - 1948 vacant
- 1948 – 1953 Terence O'Neill
- 1953 – 1955 vacant
- 1955 – 1956 Terence O'Neill
- 1956 – 1963 vacant
- 1963 – 1964 Brian McConnell
- 1964 - 1965 William Fitzsimmons
- 1965 - 1971 vacant
- 1971 - 1972 Joseph Burns
1972 office abolished