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Ryan Smith

Stormont ministers announced as government sits for first time in three years

The Northern Ireland Assembly sat for the first time in three years on Saturday.

At the meeting, the assembly appointed ministers across Stormont's eight departments.

As expected, the DUP's Arlene Foster was named as First Minister while Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill was named as deputy First Minister.

Sinn Fein's Alex Maskey was named as the Speaker, while deputy Speaker roles went to the DUP's Christopher Stalford, UUP's Roy Beggs, and the SDLP's Patsy McGlone.

The Junior Ministers were named as the DUP's Gordon Lyons and Sinn Fein's Declan Kearney.

The full list of departments and their ministers is as follows:

  • Department of Justice: Naomi Long (Alliance Party)

  • Minister for the Economy: Dianne Dodds (DUP)

  • Minister of Finance: Conor Murphy (Sinn Fein)

  • Minister of Education: Peter Weir (DUP)

  • Minister for Communities: Deirdre Hargey (Sinn Fein)

  • Minister for Infrastructure: Nichola Mallon (SDLP)

  • Minister of Health: Robin Swann (UUP)

  • Minister of Agriculture: Edwin Poots (DUP)

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