Executive of the 2nd Northern Ireland Assembly

Executive of the 1st Executive of the 1st Northern Ireland Assembly -First Executive:The First Executive was under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 a power sharing coalition.Following the first election to the new Northern Ireland Assembly the Ulster Unionist Party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party and Sinn Féin all took up their ministerial posts...	(1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998 -Seats summary:-Details:Although the SDLP won the most first preference votes, the Ulster Unionists won the most seats in the Assembly. This has been attributed to several reasons, including:... )
Executive of the 2nd	(2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003 The second elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, which at the time of the elections had been suspended for just over a year, were held on Wednesday 26 November 2003. Six members were elected by Single Transferable Vote from each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary... )
Executive of the 3rd Executive of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly - Second Executive :The Second Executive 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...	(2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007 when 108 new members were elected. The election saw endorsement of the St Andrews Agreement and the two largest parties, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin, along with the Alliance Party, increase their... )

Executive

Following the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland Assembly

The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive...

in 2002 a new election

Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003

The second elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, which at the time of the elections had been suspended for just over a year, were held on Wednesday 26 November 2003. Six members were elected by Single Transferable Vote from each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary...

was called in November 2003 in hope of restoring devolution, the election saw the Democratic Unionist Party

Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...

(DUP) and Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...

emerge as the largest parties in the Assembly. The DUP refused to go into government with Sinn Féin meaning that direct rule

Direct Rule

Direct rule was the term given, during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, to the administration of Northern Ireland directly from Westminster, seat of United Kingdom government...

would stay in place for another 5 years.

Executive Committee

Office	Name		Term	Party
First Minister First Minister and deputy First Minister The First Minister and the Deputy First Minister , sometimes abbreviated to FM/DFM, are positions in the Northern Ireland...		vacant	2002–2007
Deputy First Minister First Minister and deputy First Minister The First Minister and the Deputy First Minister , sometimes abbreviated to FM/DFM, are positions in the Northern Ireland...		vacant	2002–2007
Minster for Enterprise, Trade and Investment		vacant	2002–2007
Minster for Finance and Personnel		vacant	2002–2007
Minster for Regional Development		vacant	2002–2007
Minster for Education		vacant	2002–2007
Minster for Employment and Learning		vacant	2002–2007
Minster for Environment		vacant	2002–2007
Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure		vacant	2002–2007
Minster for Health, Social Services and Public Safety		vacant	2002–2007
Minster for Agriculture and Rural Development		vacant	2002–2007
Minster for Social Development		vacant	2002–2007

Executive

Executive Committee

See also