Brendan Corish (19 November 1918 – 17 February 1990) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Tánaiste and Minister for Health from 1973 to 1977, Leader of the Labour Party, Minister for Social Welfare from 1954 to 1957 and from 1973 to 1977, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government from 1948 to 1951. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1982.
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| Department of Health (I) | 1973-03-01 | 1977-07-01 | Minister | "Travers Report, DOHC 2005" | 5 | ||
| Department of Social Welfare | 1954-06-02 | 1957-03-20 | Minister | The Labour Party | http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/; DSFA Annual Report 2007 | 5 | |
| Department of Social Welfare | 1973-03-14 | 1977-07-05 | Minister | "Tánaiste, Minister for Health and Minister for Social Welfare (14 march 1973 to 25 May 1977); Labour Party" | http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/; DSFA Annual Report 2007 | 5 |