Following three hours of an Assembly recall on Saturday, Northern Ireland now has its new Executive ministers.
Here’s a list of the all the new appointments from this week:
Executive Ministers
- First Minister: Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Fein
- Deputy First Minister: Emma Little-Pengelly, DUP
- Junior Ministers: Aisling Reilly, Sinn Fein and Pam Cameron, DUP
- Justice Minister: Naomi Long MLA, Alliance
- Economy Minister: Conor Murphy MLA, Sinn Féin
- Education Minister: Paul Givan MLA, DUP
- Communities Minister: Gordon Lyons MLA, DUP
- Health Minister: Robin Swann, UUP
- Infrastructure Minister: John O'Dowd MLA, Sinn Féin
- Finance Minister: Caoimhe Archibald MLA, Sinn Féin
- Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister: Andrew Muir MLA, Alliance
Other key appointments
- Speaker of the house: Edwin Poots MLA, DUP
- Deputy Speakers: John Blair MLA, Alliance; Steve Aiken MLA UUP; and Carál Ní Chuilín MLA, Sinn Féin
- Leader of the Opposition: Matthew O’Toole MLA, SDLP
Committee chairs / Vice-chairs
Economy
Chair: Philip Brett (DUP)
Vice-chair: Gary Middleton (DUP)
Finance
Chair: Matthew O'Toole (SDLP)
Vice-chair: Diane Forsythe (DUP)
Education
Chair: Nick Mathison (Alliance)
Vice-chair: Pat Sheehan (Sinn Féin)
Health
Chair: Liz Kimmins (Sinn Féin)
Vice-chair: Nuala McAllister (Alliance)
Communities
Chair: Colm Gildernew (Sinn Féin)
Vice-chair: Ciara Ferguson (Sinn Féin)
Infrastructure
Chair: Deborah Erskine (DUP)
Vice-chair: John Stewart (UUP)
Agriculture
Chair: Tom Elliott (UUP)
Vice-chair: Declan McAleer (Sinn Féin)
Executive Office
Chair: Paula Bradshaw (Alliance)
Vice-chair: Connie Egan (Alliance)
Justice
Chair: Joanne Bunting (DUP)
Vice-chair: Deirdre Hargey (Sinn Féin)
Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny
Chair: Declan Kearney (Sinn Féin)
Vice-chair: David Brooks (DUP)
Public Accounts
Chair: Daniel McCrossan (SDLP)
Vice-chair: Cheryl Brownlee (DUP)
Standards and Privileges
Chair: Philip McGuigan (Sinn Féin)
Vice-chair: Danny Donnelly (Alliance)
