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Committee For The Economy
The Committee for the Economy is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department for the Economy and Minister for the Economy (currently Conor Murphy). The committee also plays a key role in the consultation, consideration and development of new legislation. Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment. 2022–2027 Assembly The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 14 February 2024. See also * Committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization. A committee may not itself be considered to be a form of assembly or a decision-making body. Usually, an assembly o ... References External links Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment {{Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland Assembly
The Northern Ireland Assembly (; ), often referred to by the metonym ''Stormont'', is the devolved unicameral legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive. It sits at Parliament Buildings at Stormont in Belfast. The Assembly is a unicameral, democratically elected body comprising 90 members known as members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Members are elected under the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (STV-PR). In turn, the Assembly selects most of the ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive using the principle of power-sharing under the D'Hondt method to ensure that Northern Ireland's largest voting blocs, British unionists and Irish nationalists, both participate in governing the region. The Assembly's standing orders allow for certain contentious motions to require a cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorcha Eastwood
Sorcha-Lucy Eastwood is a Northern Irish politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lagan Valley since 2024. A member of the Alliance Party, she previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley from 2022 until her election to the House of Commons in 2024. Early life and education Sorcha Eastwood was born in Lisburn and has lived there her whole life. She has characterised her family as "political but not party political" and "very community-minded". She has a mixed loyalist and republican background, and her family volunteered across both communities. Eastwood describes her father as "a very violent man"; her experiences with domestic violence growing up were one of the factors that inspired her to get involved in politics. Her mother was dyslexic and left school at 15. She also has relatives with other disabilities, which sparked a lifelong interest in disability rights. Eastwood herself suffers from endometriosis. Eastwoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangford (Assembly Constituency)
Strangford is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly. For Assembly elections before 1996, the constituency was largely part of the North Down (Assembly constituency), North Down constituency with smaller sections being added from Belfast East (Assembly constituency), Belfast East constituency and Belfast South (Assembly constituency), Belfast South constituency. From 1997 until 2024, it shared boundaries with the Strangford (UK Parliament constituency), Strangford UK Parliament constituency until the Parliamentary constituency's boundaries changed for the 2024 United Kingdom general election. For further details of the history and boundaries of the Parliamentary constituency, see Strangford (UK Parliament constituency). Members Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Nesbitt
Michael Nesbitt, Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland), MLA (born 11 May 1957) is a Northern Irish politician and former broadcaster"'I could see myself getting old with Mike'" Belfast Telegraph, 29 February 2004; accessed 6 February 2009 currently serving as the Department of Health (Northern Ireland), Minister of Health since 28 May 2024. He has been the Ulster Unionist Party, Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) since 30 August 2024 following his successful candidacy in the 2024 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, 2024 leadership election after previously serving in the role from 2012 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, 2012 to 2017. Nesbitt has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinéad McLaughlin
Sinéad McLaughlin is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Foyle since January 2020. Background McLaughlin is a former Chief Executive of the Chamber of Commerce in Derry and was a leader of the campaign in Northern Ireland against Brexit. In November 2018, she was co-opted to Derry City and Strabane District Council as a representative for the Waterside District. She was re-elected at the 2019 election. In January 2020, McLaughlin was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly to replace Foyle member Colum Eastwood Colum Eastwood (born 30 April 1983) is an Irish nationalism, Irish nationalist politician who served as Social Democratic and Labour Party, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2015 to 2024. He has served as the Member o ..., who was elected MP in the 2019 general election She has been the SDLP's Spokesperson for the Economy as well as Spokesperson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Antrim (Assembly Constituency)
North Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the North Antrim UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 as the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes. In 1996 members of the Northern Ireland Forum were elected from the newly drawn Parliamentary constituencies but the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ..., elected in 1992 under the 1983–95 constituency boundaries, was still in session. However the boundaries of North Antrim were not changed in the 1996–1997 redi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip McGuigan
Philip McGuigan (born 1973) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim since 2016, having served from 2003 to 2007. He was a Ballymoney Borough Councillor for the Bann Valley DEA from 2001 to 2014. Career McGuigan was first elected to Ballymoney Borough Council in the 2001 local elections, representing the Bann Valley District. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2003 election, becoming Sinn Féin's first MLA in North Antrim. He was an unsuccessful candidate in North Antrim at the 2005 general election, though was re-elected as a councillor in the local elections that same year. McGuigan stood down as an MLA at the 2007 Assembly election, succeeded by fellow Ballymoney Councillor, Daithí McKay. He was re-elected at the 2011 local elections, and was later elected to the newly-formed Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, representing the Ballymoney DEA, in 2014. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Honeyford
David Honeyford is an Alliance Party politician, serving as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley since 2022. Political party memberships He joined the Alliance Party in 2014 after a short introduction into politics with NI21, becoming a member of Alliance’s ruling Executive in 2016. He stepped down from that role in February 2017 after making a comment on Twitter, for which he apologised, that unionists were “bred to hate Catholics more than corruption”. Political career Early career In the May 2014 local elections to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Honeyford was the NI21 candidate for the constituency of Killultagh. With the eve of poll collapse of NI21 Honeyford received 399 votes or 6.16% of First Preference Votes. Councillor (2019-2022) Honeyford was first elected to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council at the 2019 local elections for the Killultagh constituency. He topped the poll, with 20.3% of first preference votes an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagan Valley (Assembly Constituency)
Lagan Valley is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum The Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. The forum was elected, with five members being elected for each List o ... in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly. For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was largely part of the South Antrim and North Down constituencies. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Lagan Valley UK Parliament constituency. Members Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election. Elections Northern Ireland Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pádraig Delargy
Pádraig Delargy (born 1996) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Foyle since 2021. Delargy became the MLA for Foyle following a selection convention held by Sinn Féin after his predecessor Karen Mullan was forced to step down following an internal review by the party. Prior to becoming an MLA, Delargy was a teacher based in Derry. He went to Queen’s University for his undergraduate and Ulster University for his Postgraduate Certificate in Education The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE/PGCertEd) is a one- or two-year higher education course in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and South Africa -where it can take up to three years- which provides training in order to allow graduate .... References Living people Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 Sinn Féin MLAs Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027 1996 births {{SinnFéin-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department For The Economy
The Department for the Economy (DfE, ) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister for the Economy. DfE was renamed in 2016; it was previously called the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Investment. Aim DfE's overall aim is to "promote the development of a globally competitive economy." Its stated objective is to "encourage the development of a high value added, innovative, enterprising and competitive economy, leading to greater wealth creation and job opportunities for all." Responsibilities The department is responsible for the following policy areas:http://www.detini.gov.uk DETI * company registration (prior to commencement of the Companies Act 2006 on 1 October 2009) * consumer affairs * economic policy development * energy * employment law matters * health and safety at work * insolvency * mineral development * tourism Some economic matters are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Bann (Assembly Constituency)
Upper Bann is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly. For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was largely part of the Armagh (Assembly constituency), Armagh and South Down (Assembly constituency), South Down constituencies with a small section around Aghagallon joining from South Antrim (Assembly constituency), South Antrim. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency), Upper Bann UK Parliament constituency. For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency). Members Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
