Department of Agriculture and Rural Development - Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development

Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development

Minister Image Party Took office Left office
Bríd Rodgers SDLP 2 December 1999 11 February 2000
Office suspended
Bríd Rodgers SDLP 30 May 2000 14 October 2002
Office suspended
Michelle Gildernew Sinn Féin 8 May 2007 5 May 2011
Michelle O'Neill Sinn Féin 5 May 2011 Incumbent

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