The Committee for the Executive Office was established to advise and assist the First Minister and deputy First Minister (currently Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly), on matters within their responsibilities as Ministers. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Executive Office and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.
The Assembly approved a motion on 12 June 2007 to change the name of the committee from Committee of the Centre to Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister. Following the renaming of departments in the Northern Ireland Executive in 2016, the Assembly committee was renamed as the Committee for the Executive Office, reflecting the new name of the former Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister.
Membership Membership of the committee is as follows:
Party MemberConstituency Paula Bradshaw MLA (Chairperson) Belfast South Stewart Dickson MLA (Deputy Chairperson) East Antrim Phillip Brett MLA Belfast North Pam Cameron MLA South Antrim Timothy Gaston MLA North Antrim Sinéad McLaughlin MLA Foyle Áine Murphy MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Carál Ní Chuilín MLA Belfast North Claire Sugden MLA East Londonderry
2022–2027 Assembly
Party MemberConstituency Paula Bradshaw MLA (Chairperson) Belfast South Connie Egan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) North Down Pádraig Delargy MLA Foyle Harry Harvey MLA Strangford Brian Kingston MLA Belfast North Sinéad McLaughlin MLA Foyle Carál Ní Chuilín MLA Belfast North Emma Sheerin MLA Mid Ulster Claire Sugden MLA East Londonderry
Changes 2022–2027 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 9 October 2024 Pádraig Delargy MLA (Sinn Féin) Foyle → Timothy Gaston MLA (TUV) North Antrim 8 November 2024 Connie Egan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Alliance) North Down → Stewart Dickson MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Alliance) East Antrim 10 February 2025 Emma Sheerin MLA (Sinn Féin) Mid Ulster → Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast North 23 September 2025 Harry Harvey MLA (DUP) Strangford → Phillip Brett MLA (DUP) Belfast North Brian Kingston MLA (DUP) Belfast North Pam Cameron MLA (DUP) South Antrim
2017-2022 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 20 January 2020.
Party MemberConstituency Colin McGrath MLA (Chairperson) South Down Mike Nesbitt MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Strangford Trevor Clarke MLA South Antrim Trevor Lunn MLA Lagan Valley Fra McCann MLA Belfast West George Robinson MLA East Londonderry Pat Sheehan MLA Belfast West Emma Sheerin MLA Mid Ulster Christopher Stalford MLA Belfast South
Changes 2017–2022 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 9 March 2020 Fra McCann MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Martina Anderson MLA (Sinn Féin) Foyle 4 May 2020 Mike Nesbitt MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) Strangford → Doug Beattie MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) Upper Bann 1 July 2021 Doug Beattie MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) Upper Bann → John Stewart MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) East Antrim 18 June 2021 Trevor Clarke MLA (DUP) South Antrim → Diane Dodds MLA (DUP) Upper Bann 13 September 2021 Martina Anderson MLA (Sinn Féin) Foyle → Vacant 27 September 2021 Vacant → Pádraig Delargy MLA (Sinn Féin) Foyle 24 September 2021 George Robinson MLA (DUP) East Londonderry → Alex Easton MLA (Independent Unionist) North Down 18 October 2021 Colin McGrath MLA (Chairperson, SDLP) South Down → Sinéad McLaughlin MLA (Chairperson, SDLP) Foyle
2016-2017 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 31 May 2016.
Party MemberConstituency Mike Nesbitt MLA (Chairperson) Strangford Danny Kennedy MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Newry and Armagh Cathal Boylan MLA Newry and Armagh Pam Cameron MLA South Antrim Stewart Dickson MLA East Antrim William Irwin MLA Newry and Armagh Phillip Logan MLA North Antrim Seán Lynch MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Richie McPhillips MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ian Milne MLA Mid Ulster Christopher Stalford MLA Belfast South
Changes 2016–2017 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 12 September 2016 Ian Milne MLA (Sinn Féin) Mid Ulster → Philip McGuigan MLA (Sinn Féin) North Antrim
See also Executive Office First Minister and deputy First Minister
References
External links Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister