Executive of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly
Executive of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly | |
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| 2nd Executive of Northern Ireland | |
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| Date formed | 8 May 2007 |
| Date dissolved | 16 May 2011 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Elizabeth II |
| Head of government | Ian Paisley (2007–08) Peter Robinson (2008–Jan. 10; Feb. 2010–11) Arlene Foster (Jan.–Feb. 2010) |
| Deputy head of government | Martin McGuinness |
| No. of ministers | 10 (2007–10) 11 (2010–11) |
| Member party | DUP Sinn Féin UUP SDLP Alliance (2010–11) |
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| History | |
| Election(s) | 2007 assembly election |
| Legislature term(s) | 3rd Assembly |
| Predecessor | Executive of the 2nd Assembly (Direct rule) |
| Successor | Executive of the 4th Assembly |
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The Second Executive (8 May 2007 – 16 May 2011) is as under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 a power sharing coalition.
Devolution was restored to Northern Ireland on 8 May 2007 following the St Andrews Agreement,[1] the March election saw the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin emerge as the largest parties in the Assembly.[2]
2nd Executive of Northern Ireland[edit]
Junior Ministers[edit]
| Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | Ian Paisley Jr.[20][21] | 2007–08 | DUP | |
| Jeffrey Donaldson[22][23] | 2008–09 | DUP | ||
| Robin Newton[24][25] | 2009–11 | DUP | ||
| Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | Gerry Kelly[6][26] | 2007–11 | Sinn Féin |
References[edit]
- ^ "Sinn Fein and DUP strike power-sharing deal". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 26 March 2007. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "BBC NEWS | Election 2007 | Northern Ireland elections | Results: Overview". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b Bowcott, Owen (3 May 2007). "Loyalist paramilitary veteran opts for peace as UVF puts lethal arsenal 'beyond reach'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
Next Tuesday, May 8, power in Northern Ireland will be handed over from direct rule to Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness, the first and deputy first ministers in the new administration.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Weaver, Matt (8 May 2007). "Paisley and McGuinness sworn in as power-sharing revived". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "MLA Details: Ms Michelle Gildernew". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b Peterkin, Tom (5 April 2007). "First handshake for Paisley and Ahern". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
Michelle Gildernew, the Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP, will take Agriculture while Gerry Kelly, a former prison escapee who was convicted for the 1973 Old Bailey bombings, will be a junior minister in the Office of First and Deputy First Minister.
- ^ "Edwin Poots MLA". DUP. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
On 8 May 2007, he was appointed Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure in the Northern Ireland Executive, a post he held until 9 June 2008.
- ^ a b "MLA Details: Mr Edwin Poots". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Mayo Sinn Féin councillor pays tribute to Caitríona Ruane". Connaught Telegraph. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
During that time, Caitríona also served as the Chief Whip and on the Policing Board. She served as Minister for Education from 2007-2011.
- ^ a b c "MLA Details: Mrs Arlene Foster". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Paisley's right-hand man takes over". Irish Examiner. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Balakrishnan, Angela (14 April 2008). "Robinson succeeds Paisley as DUP leader". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "MLA Details: Mr Gregory Campbell". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b "MLA Details: Mr Sammy Wilson". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "MLA Details: Mr Nelson McCausland". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ McDonald, Henry (11 January 2010). "Peter Robinson steps aside as first minister of Northern Ireland". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
Robinson said he had asked the enterprise minister, Arlene Foster, to temporarily take on his functions. She will effectively become the province's first female first minister.
- ^ "Scandal-hit first minister returns to work". France 24. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ McDonald, Henry (12 April 2010). "Alliance leader David Ford named NI justice minister". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "MLA Details: Mr Danny Kennedy". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Row over 'repulsive gays' comment". BBC News. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
"Ian Paisley is a junior minister in the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister, the department which is charged with promoting equality and bringing forward the Single Equality Bill," she said.
- ^ "MLA Details: Mr Ian Paisley Jnr". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "MLA Details: Sir Jeffrey Donaldson". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP". DUP. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
Whilst an Assembly Member Sir Jeffrey served as Chairman of the Assembly & Executive Review Committee and subsequently as a Junior Minister in the Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister with special responsibility for issues including children and young people, policy on older people and support for the victims of terrorism.
- ^ Smith, Ryan (19 December 2016). "Who is Robin Newton?". Belfast Live. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
In 2009, he replaced Jeffrey Donaldson as junior minister in the OFMDFM.
- ^ "MLA Details: Mr Robin Newton". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "MLA Details: Mr Gerry Kelly". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.