Minister of Commerce (Northern Ireland)
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The Minister of Commerce 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 combined with that of the Minister of Agriculture until 1925. In 1943, it was renamed Minister of Commerce and Production and was combined with the post of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland until 1945, then with Leader of the Senate of Northern Ireland until 1949.
| # | Name | Took Office | Prime Minister | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edward Archdale | 7 June 1921 | Craig | UUP | |
| 2. | John Milne Barbour | 16 April 1925 | Craig, Andrews | UUP | |
| 3. | Sir Basil Brooke | 16 January 1941 | Andrews, Brookeborough | UUP | |
| 4. | Roland Nugent | 16 February 1945 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
| 5. | Brian Maginess | 12 April 1949 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
| 6. | William McCleery | 4 November 1949 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
| 7. | Daniel Dixon | 26 October 1953 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
| 8. | Jack Andrews | 17 October 1961 | Brookeborough | UUP | |
| 9. | Brian Faulkner | 25 March 1963 | O'Neill | UUP | |
| 10. | Roy Bradford | 24 January 1969 | O'Neill, Chichester-Clark | UUP | |
| 11. | Robin Bailie | 23 March 1971 | Faulkner | UUP | |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce (and Production)
[edit]- 1921 – 1925 Robert McKeown
- 1925 – 1941 vacant
- 1941 – 1943 Sir Wilson Hungerford
- 1943 – 1945 Brian Maginess
- 1945 vacant
- 1945 – 1949 Robert Perceval-Maxwell
- 1949 - 1952 vacant
- 1952 – 1953 2nd Baron Glentoran
- 1953 - 1959 vacant
- 1959 – 1961 William Morgan
- 1961 vacant
- 1961 – 1965 William Fitzsimmons
- 1965 - 1969 vacant
- 1969 – 1971 John Brooke
Office abolished 1971