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

Devolution was restored to Northern Ireland on 8 May 2007 following the St Andrews Agreement, the March election saw the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin emerge as the largest parties in the Assembly.

2nd Executive of Northern Ireland OfficeNameTermPartyFirst MinisterIan Paisley2007–08DUPDeputy First MinisterMartin McGuinness2007–11Sinn FéinMinister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMichelle Gildernew2007–11Sinn FéinMinister of Culture, Arts and LeisureEdwin Poots2007–08DUPMinister of EducationCaitríona Ruane2007–11Sinn FéinMinister for Employment and LearningSir Reg Empey2007–10UUPMinister of Enterprise, Trade and InvestmentNigel Dodds2007–08DUPMinister of the EnvironmentArlene Foster2007–08DUPMinister of Finance and PersonnelPeter Robinson2007–08DUPMinister of Health, Social Services and Public SafetyMichael McGimpsey2007–11UUPMinister for Regional DevelopmentConor Murphy2007–11Sinn FéinMinister for Social DevelopmentMargaret Ritchie2007–11SDLPChanges 5 June 2008OfficeNameTermPartyFirst MinisterPeter Robinson2008–10DUPMinister of Finance and PersonnelVacant 2008Changes 9 June 2008OfficeNameTermPartyMinister of Culture, Arts and LeisureGregory Campbell2008–09DUPMinister of Enterprise, Trade and InvestmentArlene Foster2008–11DUPMinister of the EnvironmentSammy Wilson2008–09DUPMinister of Finance and PersonnelNigel Dodds2008–09DUPChanges 1 July 2009OfficeNameTermPartyMinister of Culture, Arts and LeisureNelson McCausland2009–11DUPMinister of the EnvironmentEdwin Poots2009–11DUPMinister of Finance and PersonnelSammy Wilson2009–11DUPChanges 11 January 2010OfficeNameTermPartyFirst Minister of Northern IrelandArlene Foster (acting) 2010DUPChanges 3 February 2010OfficeNameTermPartyFirst Minister of Northern IrelandPeter Robinson2010–11DUPChanges 12 April 2010OfficeNameTermPartyMinister of JusticeDavid Ford2010–11AllianceChanges 27 October 2010OfficeNameTermPartyMinister for Employment and LearningDanny Kennedy2010–11UUP

Junior Ministers Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First MinisterIan Paisley Jr2007–08DUPJeffrey Donaldson2008–09DUPRobin Newton2009–11DUPJunior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First MinisterGerry Kelly2007–11Sinn Féin

References

See also List of Northern Ireland Executives Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 2007