Executive of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly

The Second Executive (8 May 2007 – 16 May 2011) is as under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 a power sharing coalition.

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

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

Office	Name	Term	Party
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
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
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
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
Office	Name	Term	Party
First Minister of Northern Ireland	Arlene Foster (acting) [16][10]	2010		DUP
Changes 3 February 2010
Office	Name	Term	Party
First Minister of Northern Ireland	Peter Robinson[17]	2010–11		DUP
Changes 12 April 2010
Office	Name	Term	Party
Minister of Justice	David Ford[18]	2010–11		Alliance
Changes 27 October 2010
Office	Name	Term	Party
Minister for Employment and Learning	Danny Kennedy[19]	2010–11		UUP

Junior Ministers

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