P.J. Ruttledge

Patrick J. Ruttledge (1892-1952) was a senior Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1921 as a Sinn Féin TD for Mayo. He retained his Dáil seat until 1954 when he retired from politics. Ruttledge opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 and was a founder-member of Fianna Fáil in 1926 as well as serving as a Cabinet Minister under Eamon de Valera.

Preceded by: Finian Lynch	Minister for Lands & Fisheries 1932-1933	Followed by: Joseph Connolly
Preceded by: James Geoghegan	Minister for Justice 1933-1939	Followed by: Gerald Boland
Preceded by: Seán T. O'Kelly	Minister for Local Government & Public Health 1939-1941	Followed by: Seán MacEntee