Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland Assembly Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister... The Northern Ireland Assembly is a home rule legislature established in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, but currently under suspension. ... Members: 1998 - 2003 - 2007 Acts: Acts Elections: 1998 - 2003 - 2007 This is a list of Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1998. ... The Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 will be held on 7 March 2007. ... This is a list of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly passed by that body during its existence between 2000 and 2002 when it was suspended. ... The first elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on June 25, 1998. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007. ... Northern Ireland Executive The Northern Ireland Executive as established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is the (currently suspended) executive body for Northern Ireland, answerable to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... First & Deputy First Minister Departments and agencies The First Minister of Northern Ireland (Ulster Scots: Heid Männystèr o Norlin Airlann) and the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (Ulster Scots: Heid Männystèr Depute o Norlin Airlann) are the leaders of the Northern Ireland Executive, Northern Irelands home rule government set up in... List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland This article is a list of Northern Ireland government Departments and their Agencies and other related organisations (listed underneath each Department) (at September 2006): // Government departments and agencies These Departments are subject to the Northern Ireland Assembly, when it is in... Local Government Courts of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes. ... The United Kingdom does not have a single unified judicial system — England and Wales have one system, Scotland another, and Northern Ireland a third. ...
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The Northern Ireland Assembly elected in November 2003, never met as such, since Northern Ireland's devolved government and representative institutions were suspended following the re-introduction of direct rule by the United Kingdom government on 14 October 2002. Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Northern Ireland Assembly is a home rule legislature established in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, but currently under suspension. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

However, the persons elected to the Assembly at the 2003 Assembly Election were called together on 15 May 2006 under the Northern Ireland Act 2006 ^[1] for the purpose of electing a First Minister and Deputy First Minister and choosing the members of an Executive (before 25 November 2006) as a preliminary to the restoration of devolved government. The Northern Ireland Assembly is a home rule legislature established in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, but currently under suspension. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The following is a list of all members of the Assembly, or MLAs ("Members of the Legislative Assembly"). MLAs are grouped by party. The Northern Ireland Assembly is a home rule legislature established in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, but currently under suspension. ...

DUP redirects here. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) are a small political party from Northern Ireland. ...

Democratic Unionist Party - 30 MLAs

• Paul Berry - Newry and Armagh
• Thomas Buchanan - West Tyrone
• Gregory Campbell - East Londonderry
• Wilson Clyde - South Antrim
• George Dawson - East Antrim
• Diane Dodds - West Belfast
• Nigel Dodds - North Belfast
• Alex Easton - North Down
• George Ennis - Strangford
• Paul Girvan - South Antrim
• William Hay - Foyle
• David Hilditch - East Antrim
• Nelson McCausland - North Belfast
• William McCrea - Mid Ulster
• Lord Morrow - Fermanagh and South Tyrone
• Stephen Moutray - Upper Bann
• Robin Newton - East Belfast
• Ian Paisley - North Antrim (Leader)
• Ian Paisley, Jr. - North Antrim
• Edwin Poots - Lagan Valley
• George Robinson - East Londonderry
• Iris Robinson - Strangford
• Mark Robinson - South Belfast
• Peter Robinson - East Belfast (Deputy Leader)
• Jim Shannon - Strangford
• David Simpson - Upper Bann
• Mervyn Storey - North Antrim
• Peter Weir - North Down
• Jim Wells - South Down
• Sammy Wilson - East Antrim

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Ulster Unionist Party - 27 MLAs

• Billy Armstrong - Mid Ulster
• Norah Beare - Lagan Valley
• Roy Beggs Jnr - East Antrim
• Billy Bell - Lagan Valley
• Esmond Birnie - South Belfast
• David Burnside - South Antrim
• Fred Cobain - North Belfast
• Michael Copeland - East Belfast
• Robert Coulter - North Antrim
• Leslie Cree - North Down
• Jeffrey Donaldson - Lagan Valley
• Tom Elliott - Fermanagh and South Tyrone
• Sir Reg Empey - East Belfast (Leader)
• Arlene Foster - Fermanagh & South Tyrone
• Sam Gardiner - Upper Bann
• Norman Hillis - East Londonderry
• Derek Hussey - West Tyrone
• Danny Kennedy - Newry and Armagh (Deputy Leader)
• Lord Kilclooney - Strangford
• David McClarty - East Londonderry
• Alan McFarland - North Down (Chief Negotiator)
• Michael McGimpsey - South Belfast
• David McNarry - Strangford
• Dermot Nesbitt - South Down
• Ken Robinson - East Antrim
• Lord Trimble - Upper Bann
• Jim Wilson - South Antrim

Billy Armstrong MLA (Born 1941) is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. ... Mid Ulster is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Norah Beare is a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley. ... Lagan Valley is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Roy Beggs Jnr. ... East Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Lagan Valley is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Dr John Esmond Birnie, MLA, (born 6 January 1965) is an author, economist, Ulster Unionist Party politician and Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Belfast. ... David Wilson Boyd Burnside MLA (born 24 August 1951) is a Northern Ireland politician, and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for South Antrim. ... South Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Alderman Michael Copeland MLA (born 23 June 1954 in Belfast) is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. ... North Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... North Down is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Jeffrey Mark Donaldson (born 7 December 1962) is a Northern Irish politician and Member of Parliament for Lagan Valley. ... Lagan Valley is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Tom Elliott (born on December 11, 1963) is a Northern Irish unionist politician. ... Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Sir Reg Empey, MLA and Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. ... Cllr Arlene Isabel Foster (née Kelly) (b. ... Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Upper Bann is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Cllr Norman Hillis MLA is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. ... East Londonderry is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Derek Robert Hussey MLA (Born 12 September 1948) is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland Hussey was educated at Omagh Model School, Omagh Academy and Stranmillis College, Belfast. ... West Tyrone is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Newry and Armagh is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The Rt. ... Strangford is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... East Londonderry is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Major Robert Alan McFarland (born August 9, 1949) is a Ulster Unionist Party politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. ... North Down is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Michael McGimpsey (born July 1, 1948) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician, and Ulster Unionist Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast South. ... Strangford is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Dermot Nesbitt (born 14 August 1947) is a Northern Irish politician. ... South Down is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... East Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The Lord Trimble William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC (born 15 October 1944), known as David Trimble, is a Northern Irish politician who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the first First Minister of Northern Ireland. ... Upper Bann is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Jim Wilson (born 15 December 1941) is a Northern Irish politician. ... South Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

Sinn Féin - 24 MLAs

• Gerry Adams - Belfast West (President)
• Francis Brolly - East Londonderry
• Bairbre de Brun - Belfast West
• Willie Clarke - South Down
• Pat Doherty - West Tyrone
• Geraldine Dougan - Mid Ulster
• Michael Ferguson - Belfast West
• Michelle Gildernew - Fermanagh and South Tyrone
• Davy Hyland - Newry and Armagh
• Gerry Kelly - Belfast North
• Alex Maskey - Belfast South
• Fra McCann - Belfast West
• Barry McElduff - West Tyrone
• Philip McGuigan - North Antrim
• Martin McGuinness - Mid Ulster (Chief Negotiator)
• Mitchel McLaughlin - Foyle
• Francie Molloy - Mid Ulster
• Conor Murphy - Newry and Armagh
• Mary Nelis - Foyle
• John O'Dowd - Upper Bann
• Patricia O'Rawe - Newry and Armagh
• Tom O'Reilly - Fermanagh and South Tyrone
• Caitriona Ruane - South Down
• Kathy Stanton - Belfast North

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Social Democratic and Labour Party - 18 MLAs

• Alex Attwood - West Belfast
• Dominic Bradley - Newry and Armagh
• Mary Bradley - Foyle
• PJ Bradley - South Down
• Thomas Burns - South Antrim
• John Dallat - East Londonderry
• Mark Durkan - Foyle (Leader)
• Sean Farren - North Antrim
• Marietta Farrell - Lagan Valley
• Tommy Gallagher - Fermanagh and South Tyrone
• Carmel Hanna - South Belfast
• Dolores Kelly - Upper Bann
• Patricia Lewsley - Lagan Valley
• Alban Maginness - North Belfast
• Alasdair McDonnell - South Belfast (Deputy Leader)
• Patsy McGlone - Mid Ulster
• Eugene McMenamin - West Tyrone
• Pat Ramsey - Foyle
• Margaret Ritchie - South Down

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Alliance Party of Northern Ireland - 6 MLAs

• Eileen Bell - North Down
• Seamus Close - Lagan Valley
• David Ford - South Antrim (Leader)
• Naomi Long - East Belfast (Deputy Leader)
• Kieran McCarthy - Strangford
• Séan Neeson - East Antrim

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United Kingdom Unionist Party - 1 MLA

• Robert McCartney - North Down

Robert McCartney QC MLA (born 1936) often known as Bob, is a Northern Ireland Barrister, unionist politician, and leader of the UK Unionist Party, and the only UKUP member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly. ... North Down is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

Progressive Unionist Party - 1 MLA

• David Ervine - Belfast East

David Ervine (July 21, 1953 - January 8, 2007) was a Northern Irish politician and the leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP). ... Belfast East is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

Independent - 1 MLA

• Kieran Deeny - West Tyrone

Kieran Deeny (born October 12, 1954) is a Northern Irish medical doctor turned politician, and an independent Member of the Legislative Assembly for West Tyrone, having run on a single issue ticket of retaining the Tyrone County Hospital in Omagh. ... West Tyrone is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

Changes

• Jeffrey Donaldson, Nora Beare and Arlene Foster were elected as members of the UUP but resigned from the party on December 18, 2003 and joined the DUP on January 5, 2004.
• Mary Nelis of Sinn Féin resigned from the Assembly and was replaced by Raymond McCartney (also Sinn Féin) with effect from July 15, 2004 [1]
• Bairbre De Brun of Sinn Féin resigned from the Assembly and was replaced by Sue Ramsay (also Sinn Féin) with effect from November 29, 2004 [2]
• Paul Berry was suspended from the DUP following an internal disciplinary panel meeting and media coverage of his private life on July 4, 2005.
• Francie Molloy was suspended from Sinn Féin on November 23, 2005 following disagreements about reforms of local government. [3]
• Francie Molloy was subsequently readmitted to Sinn Féin.
• Paul Berry resigned outright from the DUP following legal challenges on February 10, 2006. [4]
• Eileen Bell, Alliance, was appointed Speaker of the Assembly on April 10 2006. [5]
• David Ervine announced on May 13, 2006 that whilst remaining leader of the PUP, he would join with the UUP Assembly Members in forming the "Ulster Unionist Party Assembly Group". [6] The Presiding Officer (Speaker) of the Assembly, Eileen Bell, MLA indicated at the first meeting of the 'shadow' Assembly (May 15, 2006) that she would take legal advice before ruling on whether the overall group qualified as a party recognised in the Assembly. [7] On September 11 2006 Bell announced that the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly Group was not a Political Party within the meaning of the UK legislation governing Party Politics and so the alliance of Ervine and the UUP is not recognised as a grouping within the assembly for the purposes of d'Hondt.
• Michael Ferguson, Sinn Féin, died on September 25, 2006. [8] The vacancy remained unfilled on the dissolution of the Assembly.
• Patricia Lewsley, Social Democratic and Labour Party, resigned to take up the position of Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People. The vacancy was filled by Marietta Farrell.
• David Ervine, the sole Progressive Unionist Party MLA, passed away on 8 January 2007. The vacancy was filled by Dawn Purvis.
• Geraldine Dougan resigned from Sinn Féin on 15 January 2007.
• Davy Hyland announced his resignation from Sinn Féin on 2 February 2007.

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See also

• Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1998
• Members of the Northern Ireland Forum elected in 1996
• Northern Ireland MPs
• Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007

This is a list of Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1998. ... This is a list of members of Parliament elected at the 2001 UK general election or in subsequent by-elections for Northern Ireland seats, by party. ... The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/20060017.htm