Executive of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly

Executive of the 1st (1998)
Executive of the 2nd (2003)
Executive of the 3rd (2007)

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Second Executive

The Second Executive (8 May 2007–) is as under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 a power sharing coalition.

Devoultion was restored to Northern Ireland on 8 May 2007 following the St Andrews Agreement, the March election saw the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin emerge as the largest parties in the Assembly.

Executive Committee

Office Name Term Party
First Minister Ian Paisley 2007–2008 Democratic Unionist Party
Peter Robinson 2008–
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness 2007– Sinn Féin
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Michelle Gildernew 2007– Sinn Féin
Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure Edwin Poots 2007–2008 Democratic Unionist Party
Gregory Campbell 2008–2009
Nelson McCausland 2009–
Minister of Education Caitríona Ruane 2007– Sinn Féin
Minister for Employment and Learning Sir Reg Empey 2007–2010 Ulster Unionist Party
Danny Kennedy 2010–
Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Nigel Dodds 2007–2008 Democratic Unionist Party
Arlene Foster 2008–
Minister of the Environment Arlene Foster 2007–2008 Democratic Unionist Party
Sammy Wilson 2008–2009
Edwin Poots 2009–
Minister of Finance and Personnel Peter Robinson 2007–2008 Democratic Unionist Party
Nigel Dodds 2008–2009
Sammy Wilson 2009–
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Michael McGimpsey 2007– Ulster Unionist Party
Minister of Justice David Ford 2010– Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy 2007– Sinn Féin
Minister for Social Development Margaret Ritchie 2007– Social Democratic and Labour Party

Junior Ministers

Office Name Term Party
Junior Minister Ian Paisley, Jr. 2007–2008 Democratic Unionist Party
Jeffrey Donaldson 2008–2009 Democratic Unionist Party
Robin Newton 2009– Democratic Unionist Party
Junior Minister Gerry Kelly 2007– Sinn Féin

See also