Heather Humphreys

Heather Humphreys
Humphreys in 2018
Minister for Social Protection
In office
27 June 2020 – 23 January 2025
Taoiseach
Preceded byRegina Doherty
Succeeded byDara Calleary
Minister for Rural and Community Development
In office
27 June 2020 – 23 January 2025
Taoiseach
  • Micheál Martin
  • Leo Varadkar
  • Simon Harris
Preceded byMichael Ring
Succeeded byDara Calleary
Deputy leader of Fine Gael
In office
5 April 2024 – 19 October 2024
LeaderSimon Harris
Preceded bySimon Coveney
Succeeded byHelen McEntee
Minister for Justice
In office
26 November 2022 – 17 December 2022
TaoiseachMicheál Martin
Preceded byHelen McEntee
Succeeded bySimon Harris
In office
27 April 2021 – 1 November 2021
TaoiseachMicheál Martin
Preceded byHelen McEntee
Succeeded byHelen McEntee
Other Government Ministries
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation
In office
30 November 2017 – 27 June 2020
TaoiseachLeo Varadkar
Preceded byFrances Fitzgerald
Succeeded byLeo Varadkar
(Enterprise, Trade and Employment)
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
In office
14 June 2017 – 30 November 2017
TaoiseachLeo Varadkar
Preceded byHerself (under old title)
Succeeded byJosepha Madigan
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
In office
6 May 2016 – 14 June 2017
TaoiseachEnda Kenny
Preceded byHerself (under old title)
Succeeded byHerself (with new title)
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
In office
11 July 2014 – 6 May 2016
TaoiseachEnda Kenny
Preceded byJimmy Deenihan
Succeeded byHerself (with new title)
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – November 2024
ConstituencyCavan–Monaghan
Monaghan County Councillor
In office
2003–2011
ConstituencyClones
Personal details
Born
Heather Maud Stewart

1960 (age 64–65)[1][2]
Drum, County Monaghan, Ireland[3]
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse(s)
Eric Humphreys
​
(m. 1987)​
Children2
EducationSt. Aidan's Comprehensive School
Alma materUniversity College Galway

Heather Humphreys (born 14 May 1963) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. She is the Minister for Rural and Community Development and Minister for Social Protection since June 2020. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency since 2011.[4] She was the Deputy leader of Fine Gael for a few months in 2024. She is Fine Gael's nominee for President of Ireland in the 2025 presidential election.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Regan, Mary (20 October 2024). "'Gave it my all' - Humphreys won't stand in next election". RTÉ News.
  2. ↑ "Heather Humphreys: long-serving TD was Cabinet mainstay through Fine Gael years in government". The Irish Times. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 27. ISBN 9780717150595.
  4. ↑ "Heather Humphreys". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Horgan-Jones, Jack (2 September 2025). "Fine Gael confirms Heather Humphreys as its candidate for presidential election". The Irish Times.
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