Minister for Social Protection

Minister for Social Protection
Incumbent Heather Humphreys since 27 June 2020
Department of Social Protection
Member of	Government of Ireland Council of the European Union Dáil Éireann
Reports to	Taoiseach
Seat	Dublin, Ireland
Appointer	President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach
Inaugural holder	James Ryan as Minister for Social Welfare
Formation	22 January 1947
Website	Minister for Social Protection

The Minister for Social Protection (Irish: An tAire Cosanta Sóisialta) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Social Protection.

The current Minister for Social Protection is Heather Humphreys. She is also Minister for Rural and Community Development. She is assisted by two Ministers of State:

• Joe O'Brien, TD – Minister of State for Community Development and Charities
• Emer Higgins, TD – Minister of State for Redundancy and Insolvency Operations and Employer Services^[1]