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
Date dissolved	6 May 2016
People and organisations
Head of state	Elizabeth II
Head of government	Peter Robinson (2011–15, Oct. 2015–Jan.2016) Arlene Foster (Sep.–Oct. 2015, Jan. 2016–)
Deputy head of government	Martin McGuinness (May–Sep. 2011; Oct. 2011–) John O'Dowd (Sep.–Oct. 2011)
No. of ministers	11
Member party	DUP Sinn Féin UUP (2011–15)[1] SDLP Alliance
Status in legislature	Power–Sharing Coalition 105 / 108 (97%) (2011-15) 89 / 108 (82%) (2015-16)
History
Election	2011 assembly election
Legislature term	4th Assembly
Predecessor	Executive of the 3rd Assembly
Successor	Executive of the 5th Assembly

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

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

1. 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. "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. Keenan, Dan (17 May 2011). "Stormont Assembly votes in new team of Ministers - The Irish Times". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
6. "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. "MLA Details: Mr Simon Hamilton". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
13. 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. "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. "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. "MLA Details: Mr Mervyn Storey". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
20. "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.

Sources

• "New Executive ministers to be appointed on Monday", BBC News, 16 May 2011
• "Stormont Assembly votes in new team of Ministers", by Dan Keenan, The Irish Times, 17 May 2011 (retrieved 16 May 2011)

See also

• List of Northern Ireland Executives
• Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 2011