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Executive of the 4th Northern Ireland Assembly

The Third Executive (16 May 2011 – 6 May 2016) was, under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, a power-sharing coalition.

Executive of the 4th Northern Ireland Assembly
3rd Executive of Northern Ireland
Incumbent
Date formed16 May 2011
Date dissolved6 May 2016
People and organisations
Head of stateElizabeth II
Head of governmentPeter Robinson (2011–15, Oct. 2015–Jan.2016)
Arlene Foster (Sep.–Oct. 2015, Jan. 2016–)
Deputy head of governmentMartin McGuinness (May–Sep. 2011; Oct. 2011–)
John O'Dowd (Sep.–Oct. 2011)
No. of ministers11
Member partyDUP
Sinn Féin
UUP (2011–15)[1]
SDLP
Alliance
Status in legislature
  • 105 / 108 (97%)
    (2011-15)
  • 89 / 108 (82%)
    (2015-16)
History
Election2011 assembly election
Legislature term4th Assembly
PredecessorExecutive of the 3rd Assembly
SuccessorExecutive of the 5th Assembly

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.[2] The Assembly finished selecting an executive on Monday 16 May 2011.

3rd Executive of Northern Ireland

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Office Name Term Party
First Minister Peter Robinson[3] 2011–15 DUP
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness[3] 2011– Sinn Féin
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Michelle O'Neill[4][5][6] 2011– Sinn Féin
Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure Carál Ní Chuilín[5][7][6] 2011– Sinn Féin
Minister of Education John O'Dowd [5][8][6] 2011– Sinn Féin
Minister for Employment and Learning Stephen Farry[5][6] 2011– Alliance
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment Arlene Foster[5] 2011–15 DUP
Minister of the Environment Alex Attwood[5][6] 2011–13 SDLP
Minister of Finance and Personnel Sammy Wilson[5] 2011–13 DUP
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Edwin Poots[6] 2011–14 DUP
Minister of Justice David Ford[5] 2011– Alliance
Minister for Regional Development Danny Kennedy[5][6][1] 2011–15 UUP
Minister for Social Development Nelson McCausland[5] 2011–14 DUP

Changes 20 September 2011

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Office Name Term Party
Deputy First Minister John O'Dowd (acting) [9] 2011 Sinn Féin

Changes 31 October 2011

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Office Name Term Party
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness[10] 2011– Sinn Féin

Changes 16 July 2013

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Office Name Term Party
Minister of the Environment Mark H. Durkan[11] 2013– SDLP

Changes 29 July 2013

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Office Name Term Party
Minister of Finance and Personnel Simon Hamilton[5][6][12] 2013–15 DUP

Changes 23 September 2014

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Office Name Term Party
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Jim Wells[5] 2014–15 DUP
Minister for Social Development Mervyn Storey[13] 2014–15 DUP

Changes 11 May 2015

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Office Name Term Party
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Simon Hamilton[14][12] 2015 DUP
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment Jonathan Bell[6][15] 2015 DUP
Minister for Finance and Personnel Arlene Foster[6] 2015– DUP

Changes 1 September 2015

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Office Name Term Party
Minister for Regional Development Vacant 2015–15

Changes 10 September 2015

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Office Name Term Party
First Minister Arlene Foster (acting) [16] 2015–15 DUP
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment Vacant [17] 2015–15
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Vacant [17] 2015–15
Minister for Social Development Vacant [17] 2015–15

Changes 20 October 2015

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Office Name Term Party
First Minister Peter Robinson[18] 2015–2016 DUP
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment Jonathan Bell[15] 2015– DUP
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Simon Hamilton[12] 2015– DUP
Minister for Social Development Mervyn Storey[19] 2015–2016 DUP
Minister for Regional Development Michelle McIlveen[20] 2015– DUP

Changes 11 January 2016

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Office Name Term Party
First Minister Arlene Foster[21] 2016– DUP

Changes 12 January 2016

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Office Name Term Party
Minister for Finance Mervyn Storey[13][19] 2016– DUP
Minister for Social Development Lord Morrow[22] 2016– DUP

Junior Ministers

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Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister Jonathan Bell[5][6] 2011–15 DUP
Michelle McIlveen[20] 2015 DUP
Emma Pengelly[23] 2015– DUP
Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister Martina Anderson[6][24] 2011–12 Sinn Féin
Jennifer McCann[25] 2012– Sinn Féin

References

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  1. ^ a b McDonald, Henry (26 August 2015). "UUP to leave Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive | Northern Ireland". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). niassembly.gov.uk. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Robinson is new NI first minister". BBC. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ NÍ Dhornain, Clar (20 May 2011). "Michelle new Agriculture Minister - Tyrone Times". tyronetimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Keenan, Dan (17 May 2011). "Stormont Assembly votes in new team of Ministers - The Irish Times". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "New Stormont ministers announced". BBC News. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. ^ "final_joint_communique_-_plenary_-_english_-_18-11-11.docx.pdf" (PDF). North/South Ministerial Council. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ "The Minister for Education | Department of Education Northern Ireland". Department for Education, Northern Ireland. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. ^ "O'Dowd ready for acting DFM role - UTV Live News". UTV Live. 18 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Martin McGuinness returns as deputy first minister". BBC News. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Mark H Durkan new Northern Ireland environment minister". BBC News. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "MLA Details: Mr Simon Hamilton". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  13. ^ a b Kane, Alex (16 January 2016). "Mervyn Storey: We profile the new Finance Minister". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  14. ^ "BBC News NI on X: "DUP reshuffle: Simon Hamilton health minister, Arlene Foster finance; Jonathan Bell trade"". 11 May 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ a b "MLA Details: Mr Jonathan Bell". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Arlene Foster takes over as Northern Ireland First Minister after Peter Robinson quits". itv.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "Analysis: The IRA row that brought Stormont to the brink". BBC News. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2024. There are ministerial vacancies in Stormont's departments of health, social development, enterprise and regional development.
  18. ^ "Stormont: Peter Robinson returns as First Minister following paramilitary report". itv.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  19. ^ a b "MLA Details: Mr Mervyn Storey". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  20. ^ a b "MLA Details: Miss Michelle McIlveen". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Arlene Foster: DUP leader becomes new NI first minister". BBC News. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  22. ^ "New Social Development Minister sets out his priorities: Morrow". Communities. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  23. ^ Moriarty, Gerry (28 October 2015). "Emma Pengelly fast-tracked as DUP junior Minister - The Irish Times". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  24. ^ Deeney, Donna (9 May 2012). "Sinn Fein's Martina Anderson quits Stormont to replace de Brun in Europe". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  25. ^ Moriarty, Gerry (13 June 2012). "McCann to be Junior Minister - The Irish Times". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

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See also

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