Executive of the 5th Northern Ireland Assembly

Executive of the 5th Northern Ireland Assembly
4th Executive of Northern Ireland
Incumbent
People and organisations
Head of government Arlene Foster
Deputy head of government Martin McGuinness
Head of state Elizabeth II
Number of ministers 10
Member party DUP
Sinn Féin
Status in legislature Power–Sharing Coalition
History
Election(s) 2016 assembly election
Legislature term(s) 5th Assembly
Predecessor 3rd Executive of Northern Ireland
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The Fourth Executive is, under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, a power-sharing coalition.

Following the 6 May 2016 elections to the fifth Northern Ireland Assembly the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin remained the two largest parties in the Assembly.

Notably for the first time in the assembly's history, parties entitled to seats on the executive could instead opt to go into formal opposition. The UUP, SDLP and Alliance all took up this option, leaving the DUP and Sinn Féin to form a government.

The 4th Northern Ireland Executive was formed on 25 May 2016.

4th Executive of Northern Ireland

Office Name Term Party
First Minister Arlene Foster 2016- DUP
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness 2016– Sinn Féin
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Michelle McIlveen 2016- DUP
Minister for Communities Paul Givan 2016- DUP
Minister of Education Peter Weir 2016- DUP
Minister for the Economy Simon Hamilton 2016- DUP
Minister of Finance Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 2016- Sinn Féin
Minister of Health Michelle O'Neill 2016- Sinn Féin
Minister for Infrastructure Chris Hazzard 2016- Sinn Féin
Minister of Justice Claire Sugden 2016- Independent Unionist

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