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Northern Ireland Executive (2011–2016)
The Third Executive (16 May 2011 – 6 May 2016) was, 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.
[2] The Assembly finished selecting an executive on Monday 16 May 2011.
3rd Executive of Northern Ireland
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
|
Office
|
Name
|
Term
|
Party
|
Deputy First Minister
|
John O'Dowd (acting)
[9]
|
2011
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Changes 31 October 2011
|
Office
|
Name
|
Term
|
Party
|
Deputy First Minister
|
Martin McGuinness
[10]
|
2011–
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Changes 16 July 2013
|
Office
|
Name
|
Term
|
Party
|
Minister of the Environment
|
Mark H. Durkan
[11]
|
2013–
|
|
SDLP
|
Changes 29 July 2013
|
Office
|
Name
|
Term
|
Party
|
Minister of Finance and Personnel
|
Simon Hamilton
[5]
[6]
[12]
|
2013–15
|
|
DUP
|
Changes 23 September 2014
|
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
|
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
|
Office
|
Name
|
Term
|
Party
|
Minister for Regional Development
|
Vacant
|
2015–15
|
|
Changes 10 September 2015
|
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
|
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
|
Office
|
Name
|
Term
|
Party
|
First Minister
|
Arlene Foster
[21]
|
2016–
|
|
DUP
|
Changes 12 January 2016
|
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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