Department for Employment and Learning

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Department for Employment and Learning (DEL, sometimes DELNI) (Irish: An Roinn Fostaíochta agus Foghlaim) is a Government Department in the Northern Ireland Executive, the current direct-rule minister is Maria Eagle MP. The aim of the Department is to "promote learning and skills, to prepare people for work and to support the economy.". The department was originally the Department for Further and Higher Education, Training and Development.

[edit] Minister

	Minister	Party	Took office	Left office
	Seán Farren*	Social Democratic & Labour	November 29, 1999	December 14, 2001
	Carmel Hanna	Social Democratic & Labour	October 14, 2001	December 14, 2002

* As Minister for Further and Higher Education, Training and Development.

[edit] See also

• List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland

[edit] External link

• Department for Employment and Learning

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