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A Northern Ireland Executive was created following the signing of the Sunningdale Agreement in 1974, while the current Northern Ireland Executive under the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, was created in the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, and has intermittently been in existence from 1999 to the present.
A list of Northern Ireland government departments, their agencies and their ministers and related organisations. The devolved government of Northern Ireland (the Northern Ireland Executive) is responsible for most public services in the region but some services are also provided by the United Kingdom Government and cross-border bodies under the North/South Ministerial Council.
nidirect (Irish: TÉDíreach) is the official Government website for Northern Ireland residents, providing a single point of access to public sector information and services. The content is developed by representatives from the many government departments that contribute to the site, working with a central editorial team.
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement acts as a de facto constitution for Northern Ireland. Local government in Northern Ireland since 2015 has been divided between 11 councils with limited responsibilities. [107] The First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland are the joint heads of government of Northern Ireland. [108] [109]
A Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was officially appointed on the creation of the Government of Northern Ireland in June 1921, supported by the Department of the Prime Minister; [15] however, the office was abolished in March 1972, on the suspension of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and the introduction of direct rule.
The Government is to step in and commission full abortion services in Northern Ireland amid a long-standing political stand-off between local politicians on the issue.
The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2019 was passed by the UK parliament on 10 July 2019 [53] and became law on 24 July. [54] The main purpose of the bill was to prevent another election and keep Northern Ireland services running in the absence of a functional devolved government.
Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Standards and Privileges; ... This Wikipedia page is a list of government ministers in Northern Ireland. Government ministers