The Third Executive (16 May 2011 – 6 May 2016) was, under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, a power-sharing coalition.

Following the 5 May 2011 elections to the fourth Northern Ireland Assembly the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin remained the two largest parties in the Assembly. The Assembly finished selecting an executive on Monday 16 May 2011.

3rd Executive of Northern Ireland OfficeNameTermPartyFirst MinisterPeter Robinson2011–15DUPDeputy First MinisterMartin McGuinness2011–Sinn FéinMinister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMichelle O'Neill2011–Sinn FéinMinister of Culture, Arts and LeisureCarál Ní Chuilín2011–Sinn FéinMinister of EducationJohn O'Dowd 2011–Sinn FéinMinister for Employment and LearningStephen Farry2011–AllianceMinister for Enterprise, Trade and InvestmentArlene Foster2011–15DUPMinister of the EnvironmentAlex Attwood2011–13SDLPMinister of Finance and PersonnelSammy Wilson2011–13DUPMinister of Health, Social Services and Public SafetyEdwin Poots2011–14DUPMinister of JusticeDavid Ford2011–AllianceMinister for Regional DevelopmentDanny Kennedy2011–15UUPMinister for Social DevelopmentNelson McCausland2011–14DUPChanges 20 September 2011OfficeNameTermPartyDeputy First MinisterJohn O'Dowd (acting) 2011Sinn FéinChanges 31 October 2011OfficeNameTermPartyDeputy First MinisterMartin McGuinness2011–Sinn FéinChanges 16 July 2013OfficeNameTermPartyMinister of the EnvironmentMark H. Durkan2013–SDLPChanges 29 July 2013OfficeNameTermPartyMinister of Finance and PersonnelSimon Hamilton2013–15DUPChanges 23 September 2014OfficeNameTermPartyMinister of Health, Social Services and Public SafetyJim Wells2014–15DUPMinister for Social DevelopmentMervyn Storey2014–15DUPChanges 11 May 2015OfficeNameTermPartyMinister of Health, Social Services and Public SafetySimon Hamilton2015DUPMinister for Enterprise, Trade and InvestmentJonathan Bell2015DUPMinister for Finance and PersonnelArlene Foster2015–DUPChanges 1 September 2015OfficeNameTermPartyMinister for Regional DevelopmentVacant2015–15Changes 10 September 2015OfficeNameTermPartyFirst MinisterArlene Foster (acting) 2015–15DUPMinister for Enterprise, Trade and InvestmentVacant 2015–15Minister of Health, Social Services and Public SafetyVacant 2015–15Minister for Social DevelopmentVacant 2015–15Changes 20 October 2015OfficeNameTermPartyFirst MinisterPeter Robinson2015–2016DUPMinister for Enterprise, Trade and InvestmentJonathan Bell2015–DUPMinister of Health, Social Services and Public SafetySimon Hamilton2015–DUPMinister for Social DevelopmentMervyn Storey2015–2016DUPMinister for Regional DevelopmentMichelle McIlveen2015–DUPChanges 11 January 2016OfficeNameTermPartyFirst MinisterArlene Foster2016–DUPChanges 12 January 2016OfficeNameTermPartyMinister for FinanceMervyn Storey2016–DUPMinister for Social DevelopmentLord Morrow2016–DUP

Junior Ministers Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First MinisterJonathan Bell2011–15DUPMichelle McIlveen2015DUPEmma Pengelly2015–DUPJunior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First MinisterMartina Anderson2011–12Sinn FéinJennifer McCann2012–Sinn Féin

References

Sources "New Executive ministers to be appointed on Monday", BBC News, 16 May 2011 "Stormont Assembly votes in new team of Ministers", by Dan Keenan, The Irish Times, 17 May 2011 (retrieved 16 May 2011)

See also List of Northern Ireland Executives Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 2011