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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 (Northern Ireland)|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.
The '''Minister of Commerce''' was a member of the [[Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland]] ([[Cabinet (government)|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 (Northern Ireland)|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.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
|-
| 1.
| 1.
| [[Edward Archdale]]
| [[Sir Edward Archdale, 1st Baronet|Edward Archdale]]
| [[7 June]] [[1921]]
| 7 June 1921
| [[Sir James Craig|Craig]]
| [[Sir James Craig|Craig]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|-
| 2.
| 2.
| [[John Milne Barbour]]
| [[John Milne Barbour]]
| [[16 April]] [[1925]]
| 16 April 1925
| [[Sir James Craig|Craig]], [[John Miller Andrews|Andrews]]
| [[Sir James Craig|Craig]], [[J. M. Andrews|Andrews]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|-
| 3.
| 3.
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Basil Brooke]]
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Sir Basil Brooke]]
| [[16 January]] [[1941]]
| 16 January 1941
| [[John Miller Andrews|Andrews]], [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
| [[J. M. Andrews|Andrews]], [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|-
| 4.
| 4.
| [[Roland Nugent]]
| [[Roland Nugent]]
| [[16 February]] [[1945]]
| 16 February 1945
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|-
| 5.
| 5.
| [[Brian Maginess]]
| [[Brian Maginess]]
| [[12 April]] [[1949]]
| 12 April 1949
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|-
| 6.
| 6.
| [[William McCleery (politician)|William McCleery]]
| [[William McCleery (politician)|William McCleery]]
| [[4 November]] [[1949]]
| 4 November 1949
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|-
| 7.
| 7.
| [[Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran|Daniel Dixon]]
| [[Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran|Daniel Dixon]]
| [[26 October]] [[1953]]
| 26 October 1953
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|-
| 8.
| 8.
| [[Jack Andrews]]
| [[Jack Andrews]]
| [[17 October]] [[1961]]
| 17 October 1961
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
| [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Brookeborough]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|-
| 9.
| 9.
| [[Brian Faulkner]]
| [[Brian Faulkner]]
| [[25 March]] [[1963]]
| 25 March 1963
| [[Terence O'Neill|O'Neill]]
| [[Terence O'Neill|O'Neill]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|-
| 10.
| 10.
| [[Roy Bradford]]
| [[Roy Bradford]]
| [[24 January]] [[1969]]
| 24 January 1969
| [[Terence O'Neill|O'Neill]], [[James Chichester-Clark|Chichester-Clark]]
| [[Terence O'Neill|O'Neill]], [[James Chichester-Clark|Chichester-Clark]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|-
| 11.
| 11.
| [[Robin Bailie]]
| [[Robin Bailie]]
| [[23 March]] [[1971]]
| 23 March 1971
| [[Brian Faulkner|Faulkner]]
| [[Brian Faulkner|Faulkner]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|}
|}

==Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce (and Production)==
*1921 – 1925 [[Robert McKeown]]
*1925 – 1941 vacant
*1941 – 1943 [[Wilson Hungerford|Sir Wilson Hungerford]]
*1943 – 1945 [[Brian Maginess]]
*1945 vacant
*1945 – 1949 [[Robert Perceval-Maxwell (politician, born 1896)|Robert Perceval-Maxwell]]
*1949 - 1952 vacant
*1952 – 1953 [[Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran|2nd Baron Glentoran]]
*1953 - 1959 vacant
*1959 – 1961 [[William James Morgan|William Morgan]]
*1961 vacant
*1961 – 1965 [[William Kennedy Fitzsimmons|William Fitzsimmons]]
*1965 - 1969 vacant
*1969 – 1971 [[John Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough|John Brooke]]
''Office abolished 1971''


==References==
==References==
*[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/administration.html The Government of Northern Ireland]
*[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/administration.html The Government of Northern Ireland]


{{Northern Ireland ministerial positions 1921-72}}
[[Category:1921 establishments]]

[[Category:1972 disestablishments]]
[[Category:Parliament of Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:1921 establishments in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:History of Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:1972 disestablishments in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland]]

Latest revision as of 09:51, 27 September 2023

(1921–72)
Politics of Northern Ireland
Government
Parliament
1921, 1925, 1929, 1933
1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969
Senate
Elections
1921, 1925, 1929, 1933
1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969
By-elections
See also

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)

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Office abolished 1971

References

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