Executive of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland Executive (2007–2011)

Executive of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly

2nd Executive of Northern Ireland
Date formed| 8 May 2007
Date dissolved| 16 May 2011
People and organisations
Head of state| Elizabeth II
Head of government| Ian Paisley (2007–08)
Peter Robinson (2008–Jan. 10; Feb. 2010–11)
Arlene Foster (Jan.–Feb. 2010)
Deputy head of government| Martin McGuinness
No. of ministers| 10 (2007–10)
11 (2010–11)
Member party| DUP
Sinn Féin
UUP
SDLP
Alliance (2010–11)
Status in legislature|

* Power–Sharing Coalition

* 98 / 108 (91%)

(2007-10)
* 105 / 108 (97%)

(2010-11)

History
Election| 2007 assembly election
Legislature term| 3rd Assembly
Predecessor| Executive of the 2nd Assembly
(Direct rule)
Successor| Executive of the 4th Assembly
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The Second Executive (8 May 2007 – 16 May 2011) is as under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 a power sharing coalition.

Devolution was restored to Northern Ireland on 8 May 2007 following the St Andrews Agreement,[1] the March election saw the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin emerge as the largest parties in the Assembly.[2]

## 2nd Executive of Northern Ireland

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Office  | Name  | Term  | Party

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First Minister | Ian Paisley[3][4] | 2007–08  |  | DUP
Deputy First Minister | Martin McGuinness[3][4] | 2007–11  |  | Sinn Féin
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | Michelle Gildernew[4][5][6] | 2007–11  |  | Sinn Féin
Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure | Edwin Poots[7][4][8] | 2007–08  |  | DUP
Minister of Education | Caitríona Ruane[4][9] | 2007–11  |  | Sinn Féin
Minister for Employment and Learning | Sir Reg Empey[4] | 2007–10  |  | UUP
Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Nigel Dodds[4] | 2007–08  |  | DUP
Minister of the Environment | Arlene Foster[4][10] | 2007–08  |  | DUP
Minister of Finance and Personnel | Peter Robinson[4] | 2007–08  |  | DUP
Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety | Michael McGimpsey[4] | 2007–11  |  | UUP
Minister for Regional Development | Conor Murphy[4] | 2007–11  |  | Sinn Féin
Minister for Social Development | Margaret Ritchie[4] | 2007–11  |  | SDLP

### Changes 5 June 2008

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Office  | Name  | Term  | Party
First Minister | Peter Robinson[11][12] | 2008–10  |  | DUP
Minister of Finance and Personnel | Vacant [12] | 2008  |

### Changes 9 June 2008

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Office  | Name  | Term  | Party
Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure | Gregory Campbell[13] | 2008–09  |  | DUP
Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Arlene Foster[10] | 2008–11  |  | DUP
Minister of the Environment | Sammy Wilson[14] | 2008–09  |  | DUP
Minister of Finance and Personnel | Nigel Dodds[12] | 2008–09  |  | DUP

### Changes 1 July 2009

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Office  | Name  | Term  | Party
Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure | Nelson McCausland[15] | 2009–11  |  | DUP
Minister of the Environment | Edwin Poots[8] | 2009–11  |  | DUP
Minister of Finance and Personnel | Sammy Wilson[14] | 2009–11  |  | DUP

### Changes 11 January 2010

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Office  | Name  | Term  | Party
First Minister of Northern Ireland | Arlene Foster (acting) [16][10] | 2010  |  | DUP

### Changes 3 February 2010

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Office  | Name  | Term  | Party
First Minister of Northern Ireland | Peter Robinson[17] | 2010–11  |  | DUP

### Changes 12 April 2010

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Office  | Name  | Term  | Party
Minister of Justice | David Ford[18] | 2010–11  |  | Alliance

### Changes 27 October 2010

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Office  | Name  | Term  | Party
Minister for Employment and Learning | Danny Kennedy[19] | 2010–11  |  | UUP

### Junior Ministers

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Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | Ian Paisley Jr.[20][21] | 2007–08  |  | DUP

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Jeffrey Donaldson[22][23] | 2008–09  |  | DUP
Robin Newton[24][25] | 2009–11  |  | DUP
Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister  | Gerry Kelly[6][26] | 2007–11  |  | Sinn Féin

## References

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1. ^ "Sinn Fein and DUP strike power-sharing deal". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 26 March 2007. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
2. ^ "BBC NEWS | Election 2007 | Northern Ireland elections | Results: Overview". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
3. ^ a b Bowcott, Owen (3 May 2007). "Loyalist paramilitary veteran opts for peace as UVF puts lethal arsenal 'beyond reach'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 February 2024. "Next Tuesday, May 8, power in Northern Ireland will be handed over from direct rule to Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness, the first and deputy first ministers in the new administration."
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Weaver, Matt (8 May 2007). "Paisley and McGuinness sworn in as power-sharing revived". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
5. ^ "MLA Details: Ms Michelle Gildernew". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
6. ^ a b Peterkin, Tom (5 April 2007). "First handshake for Paisley and Ahern". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2024. "Michelle Gildernew, the Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP, will take Agriculture while Gerry Kelly, a former prison escapee who was convicted for the 1973 Old Bailey bombings, will be a junior minister in the Office of First and Deputy First Minister."
7. ^ "Edwin Poots MLA". DUP. Retrieved 7 February 2024. "On 8 May 2007, he was appointed Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure in the Northern Ireland Executive, a post he held until 9 June 2008."
8. ^ a b "MLA Details: Mr Edwin Poots". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
9. ^ "Mayo Sinn Féin councillor pays tribute to Caitríona Ruane". Connaught Telegraph. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2024. "During that time, Caitríona also served as the Chief Whip and on the Policing Board. She served as Minister for Education from 2007-2011."
10. ^ a b c "MLA Details: Mrs Arlene Foster". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
11. ^ "Paisley's right-hand man takes over". Irish Examiner. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
12. ^ a b c Balakrishnan, Angela (14 April 2008). "Robinson succeeds Paisley as DUP leader". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
13. ^ "MLA Details: Mr Gregory Campbell". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
14. ^ a b "MLA Details: Mr Sammy Wilson". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
15. ^ "MLA Details: Mr Nelson McCausland". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
16. ^ McDonald, Henry (11 January 2010). "Peter Robinson steps aside as first minister of Northern Ireland". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 February 2024. "Robinson said he had asked the enterprise minister, Arlene Foster, to temporarily take on his functions. She will effectively become the province's first female first minister."
17. ^ "Scandal-hit first minister returns to work". France 24. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
18. ^ McDonald, Henry (12 April 2010). "Alliance leader David Ford named NI justice minister". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
19. ^ "MLA Details: Mr Danny Kennedy". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
20. ^ "Row over 'repulsive gays' comment". BBC News. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2024. ""Ian Paisley is a junior minister in the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister, the department which is charged with promoting equality and bringing forward the Single Equality Bill," she said."
21. ^ "MLA Details: Mr Ian Paisley Jnr". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
22. ^ "MLA Details: Sir Jeffrey Donaldson". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
23. ^ "Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP". DUP. Retrieved 7 February 2024. "Whilst an Assembly Member Sir Jeffrey served as Chairman of the Assembly & Executive Review Committee and subsequently as a Junior Minister in the Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister with special responsibility for issues including children and young people, policy on older people and support for the victims of terrorism."
24. ^ Smith, Ryan (19 December 2016). "Who is Robin Newton?". Belfast Live. Retrieved 7 February 2024. "In 2009, he replaced Jeffrey Donaldson as junior minister in the OFMDFM."
25. ^ "MLA Details: Mr Robin Newton". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
26. ^ "MLA Details: Mr Gerry Kelly". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

## See also

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* List of Northern Ireland Executives
* Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 2007

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Governments of Northern Ireland

* Craigavon ministry (1921–40)
* Andrews ministry (1940–43)
* Brookeborough ministry (1943–63)
* O'Neill ministry (1963–69)
* Chichester-Clark ministry (1969–71)
* Faulkner ministry (1971–72)
* 1974 Executive (1974)
* First Executive (1998–03)
* Second Executive (2002–07)
* Third Executive (2007–11)
* Fourth Executive (2011–16)
* Fifth Executive (2016–17)
* Sixth Executive (2020–22)
* Seventh Executive (2024–)

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