MINISTER FOR POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS (IRELAND)

The logo of the department often seen on its vehicles, uniforms and postboxes

The 'Minister for Posts and Telegraphs' (Irish: ''Aire Puist agus Telegrafa''; sometimes called the 'P&T') was a senior post in the government of the Irish Free State and the Republic of Ireland from 1924 to 1984, when the post and the department was abolished.
The office of Minister for Post and Telegraphs was created in the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924, which reorganized the Irish system of government. It assumed the role formerly exercised by the Postmaster-General in the administration of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
The Ministers and Secretaries Act, Section (1), Part (ix) defines the department's role:
The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs was responsible for Ireland's postal and telecommunications services from 1924 to 1984. At its height time the department was one of the largest civil service departments in Ireland. The reform of the sector and department began in 1978 with the creation of the Posts and Telegraphs Review Group. This led after a report was delivered in 1979, to the creation of the ad-hoc Interim Board for Posts (''An Bord Poist''), chaired by Feargal Quinn, and the Interim Board for Telecommunications (''An Bord Telecom''), chaired by Michael Smurfit. These two boards continued to sit until An Post and Telecom Éireann, respectively, replaced them. These state-sponsored bodies were created in 1984.
The Minister of Posts and Telegraphs ceased to exist at that time, and its powers and responsibilities were transferred to the newly-created office of Minister for Communications; this was one of the largest reorganisations of the civil service in modern times. As a result, the number of civil service employees nearly halved overnight because of the transfer of personnel.

Contents
List of office-holders
Minister for the Post Office 1922–1924
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs 1924–1984

List of office-holders


Minister for the Post Office 1922–1924

#NameEntered OfficeLeft OfficeParty
1.James J. WalshApril 1, 1922June 2, 1924Cumann na nGaedhael

Minister for Posts & Telegraphs 1924–1984

#NameEntered OfficeLeft OfficeParty
James J. WalshJune 2, 1924October 12, 1927Cumann na nGaedhael
2.Ernest BlytheOctober 12, 1927March 9, 1932Cumann na nGaedhael
3.Joseph ConnollyMarch 9, 1932February 8, 1933Fianna Fáil
4.Gerald BolandFebruary 8, 1933November 11, 1936Fianna Fáil
5.Oscar TraynorNovember 11, 1936September 8, 1939Fianna Fáil
6.Tomás Ó DeirgSeptember 8, 1939September 27, 1939Fianna Fáil
7.Patrick LittleSeptember 27, 1939February 18, 1948Fianna Fáil
8.James EverettFebruary 18, 1948June 13, 1951National Labour Party
9.Erskine H. Childers ''(1st time)''June 13, 1951June 2, 1954Fianna Fáil
10.Michael KeyesJune 2, 1954March 20, 1957Labour Party
11.Neil BlaneyMarch 20, 1957December 4, 1957Fianna Fáil
12.John OrmondeDecember 4, 1957June 23, 1959Fianna Fáil
13.Michael HilliardJune 23, 1959April 21, 1965Fianna Fáil
14.Joseph BrennanApril 21, 1965November 10, 1966Fianna Fáil
Erskine H. Childers ''(2nd time)''November 10, 1966July 2, 1969Fianna Fáil
15.Patrick LalorJuly 2, 1969May 9, 1970Fianna Fáil
16.Gerard CollinsMay 9, 1970March 14, 1973Fianna Fáil
17.Conor Cruise O'BrienMarch 14, 1973July 5, 1977Labour Party
18.Pádraig FaulknerJuly 5, 1977December 11, 1979Fianna Fáil
19.Albert ReynoldsDecember 12, 1979June 30, 1981Fianna Fáil
20.Patrick CooneyJune 30, 1981March 9, 1982Fine Gael
21.John WilsonMarch 9, 1982December 14, 1982Fianna Fáil
22.Jim MitchellDecember 14, 1982January 2, 1984Fine Gael


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