Department of Education (Northern Ireland)

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Department of Education (DE, Irish: An Roinn Oideachais, Ulster Scots: Männystrie o Lear) is a Government Department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The Department is responsible for all aspects of education and other related services - except that of higher and further education sector, which is the responsibility of the Department for Employment and Learning.

The current direct-rule minster is Maria Eagle MP.

[edit] Department Ministers

	Minister	Party	Took office	Left office
	Martin McGuinness	Sinn Féin	29 November 1999	14 October 2002
	(Executive suspended)		15 October 2002

[edit] See also

• Education in Northern Ireland
• List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland

[edit] External link

• Department of Education

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