The Minister of Education 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.
# Name Took office Prime MinisterParty 1. Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry 7 June 1921 Craig 2. James Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont 8 January 1926 Craig Vacant 13 October 1937 Craig N/A 3. John Hanna Robb 1 December 1937 Craig, Andrews 4. Robert Corkey 6 May 1943 Brookeborough 5. Samuel Hall-Thompson 21 March 1944 Brookeborough 6. Harry Midgley 12 January 1950 Brookeborough 7. William May 17 May 1957 Brookeborough 8. Ivan Neill 12 March 1962 Brookeborough, O'Neill 9. Herbert Kirk 22 July 1964 O'Neill 10. William Fitzsimmons 2 April 1965 O'Neill 11. William Long 7 October 1966 O'Neill 12. William Fitzsimmons 19 December 1968 O'Neill 13. Phelim O'Neill 12 March 1969 O'Neill 14. William Long 3 May 1969 Chichester-Clark, Faulkner
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education 1921 – 1925 Robert McKeown 1925 – 1937 John Hanna Robb 1937 – 1944 Dehra Parker 1944 – 1967 vacant 1967 – 1968 Roy Bradford
Office abolished 1968
See also Department of Education (Northern Ireland), modern devolved department
References The Government of Northern Ireland