The Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive Review Committee is appointed by the Northern Ireland Assembly to review the functioning of the Assembly and Executive.
History The committee was created in 2007 following the St Andrew's Agreement and amendment of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. It has considered issues such as the official opposition in the Assembly, cross-cutting Executive strategies, handling Westminster Statutory Instruments, and proposals for institutional reform.
Membership Membership of the committee is as follows:
Party MemberConstituency Jonathan Buckley MLA (Chairperson) Upper Bann Pat Sheehan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Belfast West Sinéad Ennis MLA South Down Michelle Guy MLA Lagan Valley Michelle McIlveen MLA Strangford Gary Middleton MLA Foyle Carál Ní Chuilín MLA Belfast North Matthew O'Toole MLA Belfast South John Stewart MLA East Antrim
2022-2027 Mandate
Party MemberConstituency Jonathan Buckley MLA (Chairperson) Upper Bann Declan McAleer MLA (Deputy Chairperson) West Tyrone Tom Elliott MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Cara Hunter MLA East Londonderry Michelle McIlveen MLA Strangford Gary Middleton MLA Foyle Sian Mulholland MLA North Antrim Áine Murphy MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Pat Sheehan MLA Belfast West
Changes 2022–2027 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 11 March 2024 Sian Mulholland MLA (Alliance) North Antrim → Kate Nicholl MLA (Alliance) Belfast South 28 May 2024 Cara Hunter MLA (SDLP) East Londonderry → Matthew O'Toole MLA (SDLP) Belfast South 9 September 2024 Kate Nicholl MLA (Alliance) Belfast South → Michelle Guy MLA (Alliance) Lagan Valley 27 September 2024 Tom Elliott MLA (UUP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → John Stewart MLA (UUP) East Antrim 3 February 2025 Declan McAleer MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin) West Tyrone → Pat Sheehan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast West 10 February 2025 Áine Murphy MLA (Sinn Féin) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → Sinéad Ennis MLA (Sinn Féin) South Down Declan McAleer MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast North
2017-2022 Mandate
Party MemberConstituency Mervyn Storey MLA (Chairperson) North Antrim Maolíosa McHugh MLA (Deputy Chairperson) West Tyrone Jim Allister MLA North Antrim Kellie Armstrong MLA Strangford Jonathan Buckley MLA Upper Bann Robbie Butler MLA Lagan Valley Alex Easton MLA North Down Gerry Kelly MLA Belfast North Colin McGrath MLA South Down
Changes 2017–2022 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 14 June 2021 Mervyn Storey MLA (Chairperson, DUP) North Antrim → Pam Cameron MLA (Chairperson, DUP) South Antrim 5 July 2021 Jonathan Buckley MLA (DUP) Upper Bann → Gordon Lyons MLA (DUP) East Antrim 6 July 2021 Pam Cameron MLA (Chairperson, DUP) South Antrim → Peter Weir MLA (Chairperson, DUP) Strangford 20 September 2021 Gordon Lyons MLA (DUP) East Antrim → Paul Frew MLA (DUP) North Antrim 27 September 2021 Alex Easton MLA (DUP) North Down → George Robinson MLA (DUP) East Londonderry
2016-2017 Mandate
Party MemberConstituency Christopher Stalford MLA (Chairperson) Belfast South Michaela Boyle MLA (Deputy Chairperson) West Tyrone Jim Allister MLA North Antrim Alex Attwood MLA Belfast West Brenda Hale MLA Lagan Valley Danny Kennedy MLA Newry and Armagh Nelson McCausland MLA Belfast North Daithí McKay MLA North Antrim Ian Milne MLA Mid Ulster Philip Smith MLA Strangford Jim Wells MLA South Down
Changes 2016–2017 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 18 August 2016 Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin) North Antrim → Vacant 12 September 2016 Vacant → Philip McGuigan MLA (Sinn Féin) North Antrim
2011-2016 Mandate
Party MemberConstituency Stephen Moutray MLA (Chairperson) Upper Bann Pat Sheehan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Belfast West Roy Beggs Jr MLA East Antrim Gregory Campbell MLA East Londonderry Stewart Dickson MLA East Antrim Paul Givan MLA Lagan Valley Simon Hamilton MLA Strangford Paul Maskey MLA Belfast West Raymond McCartney MLA Foyle Conall McDevitt MLA Belfast South Mike Nesbitt MLA Strangford
Changes 2011–2016 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 26 September 2011 Mike Nesbitt MLA (UUP) Strangford → Sandra Overend MLA (UUP) Mid Ulster 26 September 2011 Paul Maskey MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Pat Doherty MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone 23 April 2012 Sandra Overend MLA (UUP) Mid Ulster → John McCallister MLA (UUP) South Down 1 July 2012 Pat Doherty MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone → Vacant 10 September 2012 Vacant → Caitríona Ruane MLA (Sinn Féin) South Down 4 March 2013 John McCallister MLA (UUP) South Down → Seán Rogers MLA (SDLP) South Down 4 September 2013 Conall McDevitt MLA (SDLP) Belfast South → Vacant 1 October 2013 Stewart Dickson MLA (Alliance) East Antrim → Trevor Lunn MLA (Alliance) Lagan Valley 7 October 2013 Vacant → Alex Attwood MLA (SDLP) Belfast West 3 March 2014 Simon Hamilton MLA (DUP) Strangford → Paula Bradley MLA (DUP) Belfast North 1 December 2014 Paul Givan MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley → Sammy Douglas MLA (DUP) Belfast East 8 December 2014 Sammy Douglas MLA (DUP) Belfast East → Alastair Ross MLA (DUP) East Antrim 9 February 2015 Roy Beggs Jr MLA (UUP) East Antrim → Robin Swann MLA (UUP) North Antrim 14 September 2015 Robin Swann MLA (UUP) North Antrim → Danny Kennedy MLA (UUP) Newry and Armagh
2007-2011 Mandate
Party MemberConstituency Jeffrey Donaldson MLA (Chairperson) Lagan Valley Raymond McCartney MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Foyle Alex Attwood MLA Belfast West Carmel Hanna MLA Belfast South Danny Kennedy MLA Newry and Armagh Nelson McCausland MLA Belfast North Ian McCrea MLA Mid Ulster Alan McFarland MLA North Down Carál Ní Chuilín MLA Belfast North John O'Dowd MLA Upper Bann George Robinson MLA East Londonderry
Changes 2007-2011 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 4 March 2008 Jeffrey Donaldson MLA (Chairperson, DUP) Lagan Valley → Jimmy Spratt MLA (Chairperson, DUP) Belfast South 20 May 2008 Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast North → Alex Maskey MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast South 15 September 2008 Ian McCrea MLA (DUP) Mid Ulster → Simon Hamilton MLA (DUP) Strangford George Robinson MLA (DUP) East Londonderry Ian Paisley Jr MLA (DUP) North Antrim 15 September 2009 Nelson McCausland MLA (DUP) Belfast North → Nigel Dodds MLA (DUP) Belfast North 25 January 2010 Carmel Hanna MLA (SDLP) Belfast South → Declan O'Loan MLA (SDLP) North Antrim 19 April 2010 Alan McFarland MLA (UUP) North Down → Fred Cobain MLA (UUP) Belfast North 13 April 2010 Raymond McCartney MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Foyle → Alex Maskey MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast South 25 May 2010 Alex Attwood MLA (SDLP) Belfast West → Conall McDevitt MLA (SDLP) Belfast South 7 June 2010 Declan O'Loan MLA (SDLP) North Antrim → Margaret Ritchie MLA (SDLP) South Down 18 June 2010 Ian Paisley Jr MLA (DUP) North Antrim → Vacant 14 September 2010 Vacant → Jonathan Bell MLA (DUP) Strangford 27 September 2010 Nigel Dodds MLA (DUP) Belfast North → Paul Givan MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley 9 November 2010 Danny Kennedy MLA (UUP) Newry and Armagh → Tom Elliott MLA (UUP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone 14 December 2010 John O'Dowd MLA (Sinn Féin) Upper Bann → Pat Sheehan MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West
External links The Committee's website
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