Committee for the Executive Office
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The Committee for the Executive Office was established to advise and assist the First Minister and deputy First Minister (currently Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly), on matters within their responsibilities as Ministers. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Executive Office and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.
The Assembly approved a motion on 12 June 2007 to change the name of the committee from Committee of the Centre to Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister.[1] Following the renaming of departments in the Northern Ireland Executive in 2016, the Assembly committee was renamed as the Committee for the Executive Office, reflecting the new name of the former Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister.
Membership
Membership of the committee is as follows:
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Paula Bradshaw MLA (Chairperson) | Belfast South | |
| Alliance | Stewart Dickson MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | East Antrim | |
| DUP | Phillip Brett MLA | Belfast North | |
| DUP | Pam Cameron MLA | South Antrim | |
| TUV | Timothy Gaston MLA | North Antrim | |
| SDLP | Sinéad McLaughlin MLA | Foyle | |
| Sinn Féin | Áine Murphy MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| Sinn Féin | Carál Ní Chuilín MLA | Belfast North | |
| Ind. Unionist | Claire Sugden MLA | East Londonderry | |
2022–2027 Assembly
| Party | Member[3] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Paula Bradshaw MLA (Chairperson) | Belfast South | |
| Alliance | Connie Egan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | North Down | |
| Sinn Féin | Pádraig Delargy MLA | Foyle | |
| DUP | Harry Harvey MLA | Strangford | |
| DUP | Brian Kingston MLA | Belfast North | |
| SDLP | Sinéad McLaughlin MLA | Foyle | |
| Sinn Féin | Carál Ní Chuilín MLA | Belfast North | |
| Sinn Féin | Emma Sheerin MLA | Mid Ulster | |
| Ind. Unionist | Claire Sugden MLA | East Londonderry | |
Changes 2022–2027
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 October 2024 | Pádraig Delargy MLA (Sinn Féin) | Foyle | → | Timothy Gaston MLA (TUV) | North Antrim | ||
| 8 November 2024 | Connie Egan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Alliance) | North Down | → | Stewart Dickson MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Alliance) | East Antrim | ||
| 10 February 2025 | Emma Sheerin MLA (Sinn Féin) | Mid Ulster | → | Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (Sinn Féin) | Belfast North | ||
| 23 September 2025 | Harry Harvey MLA (DUP) | Strangford | → | Phillip Brett MLA (DUP) | Belfast North | ||
| Brian Kingston MLA (DUP) | Belfast North | Pam Cameron MLA (DUP) | South Antrim | ||||
2017-2022 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 20 January 2020.
| Party | Member[4] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDLP | Colin McGrath MLA (Chairperson) | South Down | |
| UUP | Mike Nesbitt MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Strangford | |
| DUP | Trevor Clarke MLA | South Antrim | |
| Alliance | Trevor Lunn MLA | Lagan Valley | |
| Sinn Féin | Fra McCann MLA | Belfast West | |
| DUP | George Robinson MLA | East Londonderry | |
| Sinn Féin | Pat Sheehan MLA | Belfast West | |
| Sinn Féin | Emma Sheerin MLA | Mid Ulster | |
| DUP | Christopher Stalford MLA | Belfast South | |
Changes 2017–2022
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 2020 | Fra McCann MLA (Sinn Féin) | Belfast West | → | Martina Anderson MLA (Sinn Féin) | Foyle | ||
| 4 May 2020 | Mike Nesbitt MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | Strangford | → | Doug Beattie MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | Upper Bann | ||
| 1 July 2021 | Doug Beattie MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | Upper Bann | → | John Stewart MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | East Antrim | ||
| 18 June 2021 | Trevor Clarke MLA (DUP) | South Antrim | → | Diane Dodds MLA (DUP) | Upper Bann | ||
| 13 September 2021 | Martina Anderson MLA (Sinn Féin) | Foyle | → | Vacant | |||
| 27 September 2021 | Vacant | → | Pádraig Delargy MLA (Sinn Féin) | Foyle | |||
| 24 September 2021 | George Robinson MLA (DUP) | East Londonderry | → | Alex Easton MLA (Independent Unionist) | North Down | ||
| 18 October 2021 | Colin McGrath MLA (Chairperson, SDLP) | South Down | → | Sinéad McLaughlin MLA (Chairperson, SDLP) | Foyle | ||
2016-2017 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 31 May 2016.
| Party | Member[5] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Mike Nesbitt MLA (Chairperson) | Strangford | |
| UUP | Danny Kennedy MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Newry and Armagh | |
| Sinn Féin | Cathal Boylan MLA | Newry and Armagh | |
| DUP | Pam Cameron MLA | South Antrim | |
| Alliance | Stewart Dickson MLA | East Antrim | |
| DUP | William Irwin MLA | Newry and Armagh | |
| DUP | Phillip Logan MLA | North Antrim | |
| Sinn Féin | Seán Lynch MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| SDLP | Richie McPhillips MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| Sinn Féin | Ian Milne MLA | Mid Ulster | |
| DUP | Christopher Stalford MLA | Belfast South | |
Changes 2016–2017
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2016 | Ian Milne MLA (Sinn Féin) | Mid Ulster | → | Philip McGuigan MLA (Sinn Féin) | North Antrim | ||