Junior Minister (Northern Ireland)

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Junior Minister is the name given to two positions in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) in Northern Ireland.

Contents 1 About 2 Responsibilities 3 Pay 4 Junior Ministers 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] About

"The two Junior Ministers, Jeffrey Donaldson and Gerry Kelly, will assist them in carrying out the work of their department. They will be jointly accountable to the First Minister and deputy First Minister."^[1]

The incumbent Junior Ministers are Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP) and Gerry Kelly (Sinn Féin).^[2]

[edit] Responsibilities

The two Junior Ministers assist the First Minister and deputy First Minister in carrying out the work of their department OFMDFM.^[3]

[edit] Pay

The salary of the Junior Ministers is £60,121^[4] (including MLA pay).

[edit] Junior Ministers

	Name	Term	Party
	Dermot Nesbitt	15 December 1999–20 February 2002	Ulster Unionist Party
	James Leslie	20 February 2002–October 18, 2002	Ulster Unionist Party
	Ian Paisley, Jr.	8 May 2007–26 February 2008	Democratic Unionist Party
	Jeffrey Donaldson	26 February 2008–	Democratic Unionist Party
	Denis Haughey	15 December 1999–October 18, 2002	Social Democratic and Labour Party
	Gerry Kelly	8 May 2007–	Sinn Féin

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
• First Minister and deputy First Minister

[edit] External links

• OFMDFM

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