Executive of the 4th Northern Ireland Assembly
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Executive of the 4th Northern Ireland Assembly | |
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3rd Executive of Northern Ireland | |
Incumbent | |
Date formed | 16 May 2011 |
Date dissolved | 6 May 2016 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Elizabeth II |
Head of government | Peter Robinson (2011–15, Oct. 2015–Jan.2016) Arlene Foster (Sep.–Oct. 2015, Jan. 2016–) |
Deputy head of government | Martin McGuinness (May–Sep. 2011; Oct. 2011–) John O'Dowd (Sep.–Oct. 2011) |
No. of ministers | 11 |
Member party | DUP Sinn Féin UUP (2011–15) SDLP Alliance |
Status in legislature | Power–Sharing Coalition |
History | |
Election(s) | 2011 assembly election |
Legislature term(s) | 4th Assembly |
Predecessor | Executive of the 3rd Assembly |
Successor | Executive of the 5th Assembly |
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The Third Executive (16 May 2011 – 6 May 2016) was, under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, a power-sharing coalition.
Following the 5 May 2011 elections to the fourth Northern Ireland Assembly the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin remained the two largest parties in the Assembly. The Assembly finished selecting an executive on Monday 16 May 2011.
3rd Executive of Northern Ireland[]
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
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First Minister | Peter Robinson | 2011–15 | DUP | ||
Deputy First Minister | Martin McGuinness | 2011– | Sinn Féin | ||
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | Michelle O'Neill | 2011– | Sinn Féin | ||
Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure | Carál Ní Chuilín | 2011– | Sinn Féin | ||
Minister of Education | John O'Dowd | 2011– | Sinn Féin | ||
Minister for Employment and Learning | Stephen Farry | 2011– | Alliance | ||
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Arlene Foster | 2011–15 | DUP | ||
Minister of the Environment | Alex Attwood | 2011–13 | SDLP | ||
Minister of Finance and Personnel | Sammy Wilson | 2011–13 | DUP | ||
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety | Edwin Poots | 2011–14 | DUP | ||
Minister of Justice | David Ford | 2011– | Alliance | ||
Minister for Regional Development | Danny Kennedy | 2011–15 | UUP | ||
Minister for Social Development | Nelson McCausland | 2011–14 | DUP | ||
Changes 20 September 2011[] | |||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
Deputy First Minister | John O'Dowd (acting) | 2011 | Sinn Féin | ||
Changes 31 October 2011[] | |||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
Deputy First Minister | Martin McGuinness | 2011– | Sinn Féin | ||
Changes 16 July 2013[] | |||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
Minister of the Environment | Mark H. Durkan | 2013– | SDLP | ||
Changes 29 July 2013[] | |||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
Minister of Finance and Personnel | Simon Hamilton | 2013–15 | DUP | ||
Changes 23 September 2014[] | |||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety | Jim Wells | 2014–15 | DUP | ||
Minister for Social Development | Mervyn Storey | 2014–15 | DUP | ||
Changes 11 May 2015[] | |||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety | Simon Hamilton | 2015 | DUP | ||
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Jonathan Bell | 2015 | DUP | ||
Minister for Finance and Personnel | Arlene Foster | 2015– | DUP | ||
Changes 1 September 2015[] | |||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
Minister for Regional Development | Vacant | 2015–15 | |||
Changes 10 September 2015[] | |||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
First Minister | Arlene Foster (acting) | 2015–15 | DUP | ||
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Vacant | 2015–15 | |||
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety | Vacant | 2015–15 | |||
Minister for Social Development | Vacant | 2015–15 | |||
Changes 20 October 2015[] | |||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
First Minister | Peter Robinson | 2015–2016 | DUP | ||
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Jonathan Bell | 2015– | DUP | ||
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety | Simon Hamilton | 2015– | DUP | ||
Minister for Social Development | Mervyn Storey | 2015–2016 | DUP | ||
Minister for Regional Development | Michelle McIlveen | 2015– | DUP | ||
Changes 11 January 2016[] | |||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
First Minister | Arlene Foster | 2016– | DUP | ||
Changes 12 January 2016[] | |||||
Office | Name | Term | Party | ||
Minister for Finance | Mervyn Storey | 2016– | DUP | ||
Minister for Social Development | Lord Morrow | 2016– | DUP |
Junior Ministers[]
Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | Jonathan Bell | 2011–15 | DUP | |
Michelle McIlveen | 2015 | DUP | ||
Emma Pengelly | 2015– | DUP | ||
Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | Martina Anderson | 2011–12 | Sinn Féin | |
Jennifer McCann | 2012– | Sinn Féin |
Sources[]
- "New Executive ministers to be appointed on Monday", BBC News, 16 May 2011
- "Stormont Assembly votes in new team of Ministers", by Dan Keenan, The Irish Times, 17 May 2011 (retrieved 16 May 2011)
See also[]
- List of Northern Ireland Executives
- Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 2011
Categories:
- Northern Ireland Executive
- Coalition governments of the United Kingdom
- Ministries of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- 2011 establishments in Northern Ireland
- Cabinets established in 2011
- 2016 disestablishments in Northern Ireland