 |
Your Representative: |
| DUP Newsroom | ||
| News Archive | ||
| Media Centre | ||
| Your DUP | ||
| Local Advice Centres | ||
| MPs | ||
| MLAs | ||
| Councillors | ||
| DUP Policy | ||
| DUP Policy Priorities | ||
| Publications Archive | ||
| Working for You | ||
| Westminster | ||
| Stormont | ||
| Europe | ||
| Background | ||
| History of the Party | ||
| Get Involved | ||
| Join with us | ||
| Contact Us | ||
| Donations | ||
| General | ||
| Links | ||
| Election Results | ||
| Home | ||
Ministerial Roles
| First Minister: |
|
| Rt. Hon. Peter Robinson MP MLA |
|
 |
 The First Minister plays a co-ordinating role within the Executive and across Government in Northern Ireland. This Department has responsibility for developing the Programme for Government and Investment Strategy alongside other |
| functions including community relations, disability legislation, race and good relations as well as supporting victims groups across Northern Ireland. | |
| More Details | |
| Minister of Finance and Personnel: | |
| Sammy Wilson MP MLA | |
 |
The Department of Finance and Personnel is one of the key Government Departments and allocates the Northern Ireland block grant across all Government Departments. The Department also has responsibility for the Performance and Efficiency |
| Delivery Unit tasked with improving the productivity of Government Departments and the wider public sector. | |
| More Details | |
| Minister of Enterprise Trade and Investment: | |
| Arlene Foster MLA | |
 |
The Department of Enterprise Trade & Investment is responsible for economic development, energy, tourism and has a role in ensuring the provision of the infrastructure necessary for a modern economy. Invest Northern Ireland which |
| supports business growth and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board which markets Northern Ireland as a tourist destination are both under the responsibility of DETI. | |
| More Details | |
| Minister of Culture Arts and Leisure: | |
| Nelson McCausland MLA | |
 |
The Department of Culture Arts & Leisure is responsible for arts and creativity, museums, libraries, sport, inland waterways, linguistic policy and the Public Records Office. DCAL’s remit also includes raising the profile of Northern Ireland |
| internationally and funds the Cultural Affairs Officer within the Northern Ireland Bureau in Washington DC. | |
| More Details | |
| Minister of Environment: | |
| Edwin Poots MLA | |
 |
The Department of the Environment aims to improve the quality of life for people in Northern Ireland by planning and managing development through the Planning Service and protecting and conserving our environment and built heritage through the |
| Northern Ireland Environment Agency. DoE also aims to reduce road casualties and is the Government Department responsible for Local Government. | |
| More Details | |
| Junior Minister in First Minister’s Office: | |
| Robin Newton MLA | |
 |
Working in the First Minister’s Office the Junior Minister assists in the work carried out by the Department. The Junior Minister works on issues such as older people and children’s issues which the Department has responsibility for as well as |
| working with the Victims Commission on issues affecting victims across the Province. | |
| More Details | |
| Speaker of the Assembly: | |
| Ald. William Hay MLA | |
 |
The Speaker is the Presiding Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He also is the Chairman of the Assembly Commission and of the Assembly’s Business Committee. The Speaker is impartial and does not participate on debates or |
| votes within the Assembly. Members must direct all comments towards the Speaker during debate. The Speaker also helps maintain develop links which the Assembly has developed with other legislatures across the United Kingdom and in Canada, the USA and Australia. | |
| More Details | |
