title: Minister for Industries
text: # Minister for Industries
  
  The Minister for Industries was a position in the Ministry of Dáil Éireann, the government of the Irish Republic, the self-declared state which was established in 1919 by Dáil Éireann, the parliamentary assembly made up of the majority of Irish MPs elected in the 1918 general election. The portfolio was created to promote industrial development throughout the country. The post existed only during a single ministry.
  
  From 1922, there was a position of Minister for Industry and Commerce, which is now named the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
  
  ## Minister for Industries
  
  | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Political party | Dáil Ministry |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Eoin MacNeill | 1 April 1919 | 26 August 1921 | | Sinn Féin | 2nd DM |
  