Executive of the 4th Northern Ireland Assembly

Executive of the 4th Northern Ireland Assembly
3rd Executive of Northern Ireland
Incumbent
Date formed 16 May 2011
People and organizations
Head of government Peter Robinson
Deputy head of government Martin McGuinness (May–Sep. 2011; Oct. 2011–)
John O'Dowd (Sep.–Oct. 2011)
Head of state Elizabeth II
Number of ministers 11
Member party DUP
Sinn Féin
UUP
SDLP
Alliance
Status in legislature Power–Sharing Coalition
History
Election(s) 2011 assembly election
Legislature term(s) 4th Assembly
Previous 2nd Executive of Northern Ireland
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The Third Executive (16 May 2011) is 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
First Minister Peter Robinson 2011– 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– 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– UUP
Minister for Social Development Nelson McCausland 2011–14 DUP
Office Name Term Party
Deputy First Minister John O'Dowd (acting) 2011 Sinn Féin
Office Name Term Party
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness 2011– Sinn Féin
Office Name Term Party
Minister of the Environment Mark H. Durkan 2013– SDLP
Office Name Term Party
Minister of Finance and Personnel Simon Hamilton 2013– DUP
Office Name Term Party
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Jim Well 2014– DUP
Minister for Social Development Mervyn Storey 2014– DUP

Junior Ministers

Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister Jonathan Bell 2011– 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

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