Committee for the Economy

The Committee for the Economy is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department for the Economy and Minister for the Economy (currently Caoimhe Archibald). The committee also plays a key role in the consultation, consideration and development of new legislation.^[1]

Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment.

Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:

Party		Member[2]	Constituency
	DUP	Phillip Brett MLA (Chairperson)	Belfast North
	DUP	Gary Middleton MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	Foyle
	UUP	Diana Armstrong MLA	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
	DUP	Jonathan Buckley MLA	Upper Bann
	Sinn Féin	Pádraig Delargy MLA	Foyle
	Alliance	David Honeyford MLA	Lagan Valley
	SDLP	Sinéad McLaughlin MLA	Foyle
	Alliance	Kate Nicholl MLA	Belfast South
	Sinn Féin	Emma Sheerin MLA	Mid Ulster

2022–2027 Assembly

Party		Member[3]	Constituency
	DUP	Phillip Brett MLA (Chairperson)	Belfast North
	DUP	Gary Middleton MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	Foyle
	DUP	Jonathan Buckley MLA	Upper Bann
	Sinn Féin	Pádraig Delargy MLA	Foyle
	Alliance	Sorcha Eastwood MLA	Lagan Valley
	Alliance	David Honeyford MLA	Lagan Valley
	Sinn Féin	Philip McGuigan MLA	North Antrim
	SDLP	Sinéad McLaughlin MLA	Foyle
	UUP	Mike Nesbitt MLA	Strangford

Changes 2022–2027

Date	Outgoing member and party		Constituency	→	New member and party		Constituency
17 June 2024		Mike Nesbitt MLA (UUP)	Strangford	→		Doug Beattie MLA (UUP)	Upper Bann
5 July 2024		Sorcha Eastwood MLA (Alliance)	Lagan Valley	→		Kate Nicholl MLA (Alliance)	Belfast South
9 September 2024		Doug Beattie MLA (UUP)	Upper Bann	→		Colin Crawford MLA (UUP)	North Antrim
7 October 2024		Colin Crawford MLA (UUP)	North Antrim	→		Diana Armstrong MLA (UUP)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
10 February 2025		Philip McGuigan MLA (Sinn Féin)	North Antrim	→		Emma Sheerin MLA (Sinn Féin)	Mid Ulster

2017-2022 Assembly

Party		Member[4]	Constituency
	Sinn Féin	Caoimhe Archibald MLA (Chairperson)	East Londonderry
	SDLP	Sinéad McLaughlin MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	Foyle
	UUP	Alan Chambers MLA	North Down
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson MLA	East Antrim
	DUP	Gordon Dunne MLA	North Down
	DUP	Gary Middleton MLA	Foyle
	Sinn Féin	John O'Dowd MLA	Upper Bann
	Ind. Unionist	Claire Sugden MLA	East Londonderry
	DUP	Christopher Stalford MLA	Belfast South

Changes 2017–2022

Date	Outgoing member and party		Constituency	→	New member and party		Constituency
10 February 2020		Alan Chambers MLA (UUP)	North Down	→		John Stewart MLA (UUP)	East Antrim
8 February 2021		Gary Middleton MLA (DUP)	Foyle	→		Paul Givan MLA (DUP)	Lagan Valley
19 March 2021		Paul Givan MLA (DUP)	Lagan Valley	→		Gary Middleton MLA (DUP)	Foyle
12 April 2024		Gordon Dunne MLA (DUP)	North Down	→		Mervyn Storey MLA (DUP)	North Antrim
1 June 2021		John Stewart MLA (UUP)	East Antrim	→		Mike Nesbitt MLA (UUP)	Strangford
21 June 2021		Mervyn Storey MLA (DUP)	North Antrim	→		Keith Buchanan MLA (DUP)	Mid Ulster
		Christopher Stalford MLA (DUP)	Belfast South			Peter Weir MLA (DUP)	Strangford
5 July 2021		Gary Middleton MLA (DUP)	Foyle	→		Stephen Dunne MLA (DUP)	North Down
18 October 2021		Sinéad McLaughlin MLA (Deputy Chairperson, SDLP)	Foyle	→		Matthew O'Toole MLA (Deputy Chairperson, SDLP)	Belfast South

2016-2017 Assembly

Party		Member[5]	Constituency
	Sinn Féin	Conor Murphy MLA (Chairperson)	Newry and Armagh
	UUP	Steve Aiken MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	South Antrim
	Sinn Féin	Caoimhe Archibald MLA	East Londonderry
	SDLP	Sinéad Bradley MLA	South Down
	DUP	Tom Buchanan MLA	West Tyrone
	UUP	Alan Chambers MLA	North Down
	DUP	Gordon Dunne MLA	North Down
	Alliance	Stephen Farry MLA	North Down
	DUP	Gordon Lyons MLA	East Antrim
	Sinn Féin	Alex Maskey MLA	Belfast West
	DUP	Mervyn Storey MLA	North Antrim

Changes 2016–2017

None

2011-2016 Assembly

Party		Member[6]	Constituency
	SDLP	Alban Maginness MLA (Chairperson)	Belfast North
	Sinn Féin	Daithí McKay MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	North Antrim
	Green (NI)	Steven Agnew MLA	North Down
	DUP	Gordon Dunne MLA	North Down
	Sinn Féin	Phil Flanagan MLA	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
	SDLP	Alasdair McDonnell MLA	Belfast South
	DUP	Stephen Moutray MLA	Upper Bann
	UUP	Mike Nesbitt MLA	Strangford
	DUP	Robin Newton MLA	Belfast East
	Sinn Féin	Sue Ramsey MLA	Belfast West
	DUP	David McIlveen MLA	North Antrim

Changes 2011-2016

Date	Outgoing member and party		Constituency	→	New member and party		Constituency
24 October 2011		David McIlveen MLA (DUP)	North Antrim	→		Paul Frew MLA (DUP)	North Antrim
23 January 2012		Sue Ramsey MLA (Sinn Féin)	Belfast West	→		Jennifer McCann MLA (Sinn Féin)	Belfast West
6 February 2012		Mike Nesbitt MLA (UUP)	Strangford	→		Sandra Overend MLA (UUP)	Mid Ulster
27 February 2012		Robin Newton MLA (DUP)	Belfast East	→		Paul Givan MLA (DUP)	Lagan Valley
23 April 2012		Alasdair McDonnell MLA (SDLP)	Belfast South	→		Patsy McGlone MLA (SDLP)	Mid Ulster
21 May 2012		Paul Givan MLA (DUP)	Lagan Valley	→		Robin Newton MLA (DUP)	Belfast East
2 July 2012		Daithí McKay MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin)	North Antrim	→		Phil Flanagan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
10 September 2012		Alban Maginness MLA (Chairperson, SDLP)	Belfast North	→		Patsy McGlone MLA (Chairperson, SDLP)	Mid Ulster
10 September 2012		Jennifer McCann MLA (Sinn Féin)	Belfast West	→		Maeve McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin)	Foyle
		Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin)	North Antrim			Sue Ramsey MLA (Sinn Féin)	Belfast West
16 September 2013		Stephen Moutray MLA (DUP)	Upper Bann	→		Sydney Anderson MLA (DUP)	Upper Bann
		Robin Newton MLA (DUP)	Belfast East			Sammy Douglas MLA (DUP)	Belfast East
7 October 2013		Alban Maginness MLA (Chairperson, SDLP)	Belfast North	→		Fearghal McKinney MLA (Chairperson, SDLP)	Belfast South
21 October 2013		Sue Ramsey MLA (Sinn Féin)	Belfast West	→		Mitchel McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin)	South Antrim
2 December 2013		Maeve McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin)	Foyle	→		Megan Fearon MLA (Sinn Féin)	Newry and Armagh
4 July 2014		Sandra Overend MLA (UUP)	Mid Ulster	→		Danny Kinahan MLA (UUP)	South Antrim
6 October 2014		Sammy Douglas MLA (DUP)	Belfast East	→		William Humphrey MLA (DUP)	Belfast North
6 October 2014		Mitchel McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin)	South Antrim	→		Chris Hazzard MLA (Sinn Féin)	South Down
11 November 2014		Chris Hazzard MLA (Sinn Féin)	South Down	→		Máirtín Ó Muilleoir MLA (Sinn Féin)	Belfast South
1 December 2014		Sydney Anderson MLA (DUP)	Upper Bann	→		Paul Givan MLA (DUP)	Lagan Valley
30 June 2015		Danny Kinahan MLA (UUP)	South Antrim	→		Adrian Cochrane-Watson MLA (UUP)	South Antrim
11 September 2015		Phil Flanagan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	→		Conor Murphy MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin)	Newry and Armagh
5 October 2015		Paul Frew MLA (DUP)	North Antrim	→		Paul Girvan MLA (DUP)	South Antrim
16 November 2015		Paul Girvan MLA (DUP)	South Antrim	→		Maurice Morrow MLA (DUP)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
18 January 2016		Maurice Morrow MLA (DUP)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	→		David McIlveen MLA (DUP)	North Antrim

2007-2011 Assembly

Party		Member[7]	Constituency
	SDLP	Mark Durkan MLA (Chairperson)	Foyle
	Sinn Féin	Paul Maskey MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	Belfast West
	UUP	Leslie Cree MLA	North Down
	DUP	Simon Hamilton MLA	Strangford
	Sinn Féin	Jennifer McCann MLA	Belfast West
	SDLP	Alasdair McDonnell MLA	Belfast South
	UUP	Alan McFarland MLA	North Down
	Sinn Féin	Mitchel McLaughlin MLA	South Antrim
	Alliance	Seán Neeson MLA	East Antrim
	DUP	Robin Newton MLA	Belfast East
	DUP	David Simpson MLA	Upper Bann

Changes 2007-2011

Date	Outgoing member and party		Constituency	→	New member and party		Constituency
10 September 2007		Mitchel McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin)	South Antrim	→		Francie Molloy MLA (Sinn Féin)	Mid Ulster
21 January 2008		Francie Molloy MLA (Sinn Féin)	Mid Ulster	→		Gerry McHugh MLA (Sinn Féin)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
20 May 2008		Paul Maskey MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin)	Belfast West	→		Jennifer McCann MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin)	Belfast West
15 September 2008		David Simpson MLA (DUP)	Upper Bann	→		Jim Wells MLA (DUP)	South Down
30 June 2009		Mark Durkan MLA (Chairperson, SDLP)	Foyle	→		Alban Maginness MLA (Chairperson, SDLP)	Belfast North
14 September 2009		Jennifer McCann MLA (Sinn Féin)	Belfast West	→		Paul Butler MLA (Sinn Féin)	Lagan Valley
14 September 2009		Simon Hamilton MLA (DUP)	Strangford	→		Gregory Campbell MLA (DUP)	East Londonderry
		Robin Newton MLA (DUP)	Belfast East			Stephen Moutray MLA (DUP)	Upper Bann
		Jim Wells MLA (DUP)	South Down			David Simpson MLA (DUP)	Upper Bann
30 March 2010		Alan McFarland MLA (UUP)	North Down	→	Vacant
29 June 2010		Stephen Moutray MLA (DUP)	Upper Bann	→		Paul Frew MLA (DUP)	North Antrim
16 September 2013		Gregory Campbell MLA (DUP)	East Londonderry	→		Paul Givan MLA (DUP)	Lagan Valley
		David Simpson MLA (DUP)	Upper Bann			William Irwin MLA (DUP)	Newry and Armagh
14 September 2009		Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin)	North Antrim	→		Claire McGill MLA (Sinn Féin)	West Tyrone

1998-2003 Assembly

Party		Member[8]	Constituency
	Sinn Féin	Pat Doherty MLA (Chairperson)	West Tyrone
	Alliance	Seán Neeson MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	East Antrim
	SDLP	Alex Attwood MLA	Belfast West
	DUP	Gregory Campbell MLA	East Londonderry
	DUP	Wilson Clyde MLA	South Antrim
	SDLP	Patricia Lewsley MLA	Lagan Valley
	UUP	David McClarty MLA	East Londonderry
	SDLP	Alasdair McDonnell MLA	Belfast South
	NI Women's Coalition	Jane Morrice MLA	North Down
	Sinn Féin	Dara O'Hagan MLA	Upper Bann
	UUP	Duncan Shipley-Dalton MLA	South Antrim

Changes 1998-2003

Date	Outgoing member and party		Constituency	→	New member and party		Constituency
27 July 2000		Gregory Campbell MLA (DUP)	East Londonderry	→		Jim Wells MLA (DUP)	South Down
30 January 2001		Patricia Lewsley MLA (SDLP)	Lagan Valley	→		Annie Courtney MLA (SDLP)	Foyle
24 September 2001		Duncan Shipley-Dalton MLA (UUP)	South Antrim	→		Billy Armstrong MLA (UUP)	Mid Ulster
18 February 2002		Alex Attwood MLA (SDLP)	Belfast West	→		Eugene McMenamin MLA (SDLP)	West Tyrone

See also

• Committee