List of Northern Ireland Executives

This is a list of all the Northern Ireland Executives.

List

1st Assembly (MLAs)
Term	Executive	First Minister		Deputy		Parties (Ministries)
1998–2002	1st		David Trimble		Seamus Mallon		UUP (4)
							SDLP (4)
					Mark Durkan		DUP (2)
							SF (2)
2nd Assembly (MLAs)
Term	Executive	First Minister		Deputy		Parties (Ministries)
2003–2007	Suspended		vacant		vacant		none
3rd Assembly (MLAs)
Term	Executive	First Minister		Deputy		Parties (Ministries)
2007–2011	2nd		Ian Paisley		Martin McGuinness		DUP (5)
							SF (4)
			Peter Robinson				UUP (2)
							SDLP (1)
							APNI (1)
4th Assembly (MLAs)
Term	Executive	First Minister		Deputy		Parties (Ministries)
2011–2016	3rd		Peter Robinson[1]		Martin McGuinness[1]		DUP (5 until 2015, 6 from 2015)[nb 1]
							SF (4)
							APNI (2)
							SDLP (1)
			Arlene Foster				UUP (1 until 2015)[nb 1]
5th Assembly (MLAs)
Term	Executive	First Minister		Deputy		Parties (Ministries)
2016–2017	4th		Arlene Foster		Martin McGuinness		DUP (5)
							SF (4)
							Independent (1)[nb 2]
6th Assembly (MLAs)
Term	Executive	First Minister		Deputy		Parties (Ministries)
2020[nb 3]–2022	5th		Arlene Foster		Michelle O'Neill		DUP (4)
							SF (3)
							SDLP (1)
			Paul Givan				UUP (1)
							APNI (1)[nb 4]
7th Assembly (MLAs)
Term	Executive	First Minister		Deputy		Parties (Ministries)
2024–present	6th		Michelle O'Neill		Emma Little-Pengelly		SF (4)
							DUP (3)
							APNI (2)[nb 4]
							UUP (1)

See also

• List of British ministries
• List of Scottish Governments
• List of Welsh Governments

Notes

1. The UUP served in the Third Executive from 2011–2015, occupying one seat. The party withdrew from the Executive in October 2015, with the DUP taking over their vacant seat.
2. The Minister of Justice is not allocated through the D'Hondt mechanism because it is a contentious position. It was offered to Claire Sugden, an independent politician, who accepted the role and she was elected on a cross-community vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly. All other positions in the Executive are allocated through the D'Hondt mechanism.
3. While MLAs were elected in 2017, the Executive was not established until 2020 due to disagreements between parties in the aftermath of the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal.
4. The Minister of Justice is not allocated through the D'Hondt mechanism because it is a contentious position. It was offered to Naomi Long, the leader of the Alliance Party, who accepted the role and she was elected on a cross-community vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly. All other positions in the Executive are allocated through the D'Hondt mechanism.