Executive Committee
The current Northern Ireland Executive, formed on 16 May 2011, is constituted as follows:
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Minister | Peter Robinson | Democratic Unionist | |
| Deputy First Minister | Martin McGuinness | Sinn Féin | |
| Agriculture and Rural Development | Michelle O'Neill | Sinn Féin | |
| Culture, Arts & Leisure | Carál Ní Chuilín | Sinn Féin | |
| Education | John O'Dowd | Sinn Féin | |
| Employment and Learning | Stephen Farry | Alliance | |
| Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Arlene Foster | Democratic Unionist | |
| Environment | Alex Attwood | SDLP | |
| Finance & Personnel | Sammy Wilson | Democratic Unionist | |
| Health, Social Services & Public Safety | Edwin Poots | Democratic Unionist | |
| Justice | David Ford | Alliance | |
| Regional Development | Danny Kennedy | Ulster Unionist | |
| Social Development | Nelson McCausland | Democratic Unionist |
Two junior ministers in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister are not members of the Executive but also attend Executive meetings.
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Minister (assisting First Minister) | Jonathan Bell | Democratic Unionist | |
| Junior Minister (assisting deputy First Minister) | Jennifer McCann | Sinn Féin |
Ministers are assisted by backbench Assembly private secretaries (equivalent to parliamentary private secretaries). The non-political Attorney General for Northern Ireland is the chief legal advisor to the Executive, appointed by the First Minister and deputy First Minister, and may also attend Executive meetings.
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