Stormont Selects its Ministers

Following a successful recall of the Assembly and the election of Edwin Poots MLA as Speaker, the Assembly had its first sitting in almost two years where the following Ministers were chosen using the D’Hondt system:

  • First Minister – Michelle O’Neill MLA, Sinn Féin, Mid Ulster.

  • Deputy First Minister – Emma Little-Pengelly MLA, DUP, Lagan Valley.

  • Minister for the Economy – Conor Murphy MLA, Sinn Féin, Newry and Armagh.

  • Minister of Finance – Caoimhe Archibald MLA, Sinn Féin, East Londonderry.

  • Minister of Health – Robin Swann MLA, UUP, North Antrim.

  • Minister for Infrastructure – John O’Dowd MLA, Sinn Féin, Upper Bann.

  • Minister of Education – Paul Givan MLA, DUP, Lagan Valley.

  • Minister for Communities – Gordon Lyons MLA, DUP, East Antrim.

  • Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – Andrew Muir MLA, Alliance, North Down.

  • Minister for Justice – Naomi Long MLA, Alliance, East Belfast.

  • Sinn Féin Junior Minister – Aisling Reilly MLA, West Belfast.

  • DUP Junior Minister – Pam Cameron MLA, South Antrim.