Northern Ireland Executive

Sources

• data.niassembly.gov.uk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Authority Northern Ireland Executive exists per its own site; membership and offices per the cited legislation (Scotland Act 1998 / Government of Wales Act 2006 / Northern Ireland Act 1998), read 2026-10-12. For: Northern Ireland Executive
• legislation.gov.uk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Northern Ireland Act 1998 s.16A (as read by verify:gb-regions 2026-10-12): nominated by the nominating officer of the largest party of the largest designation, no Assembly vote. The Assembly does not choose the holder. For: First Minister
• legislation.gov.uk · checked Oct 12, 2026 legislation.gov.uk, Northern Ireland Act 1998 s.16A (revised), read 2026-10-12: First Minister nominated by the nominating officer of the largest party of the largest designation; no provision for an Assembly vote; office taken up on affirming the pledge. Corrected selection_detail ("confirmed by the Assembly" was wrong). For: First Minister
• data.niassembly.gov.uk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly open data, GetAllCurrentMembers, read 2026-10-12: current 90 MLAs, constituency, party. For: First Minister, deputy First Minister, Michelle O'Neill as First Minister, Emma Little-Pengelly as deputy First Minister
• legislation.gov.uk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Northern Ireland Act 1998 s.16A (as read by verify:gb-regions 2026-10-12): nominated by the nominating officer of the largest party of the second-largest designation, no Assembly vote. The Assembly does not choose the holder. For: deputy First Minister
• legislation.gov.uk · checked Oct 12, 2026 legislation.gov.uk, Northern Ireland Act 1998 s.16A (revised), read 2026-10-12: deputy First Minister nominated by the nominating officer of the largest party of the second-largest designation; no Assembly vote. Corrected selection_detail. For: deputy First Minister
• data.niassembly.gov.uk · checked Oct 12, 2026 NI Assembly open data, GetAllMemberRoles, read 2026-10-12: Michelle O'Neill, First Minister, The Executive Office, from 2024-02-03. Official confirmation replacing Wikipedia fallback. For: Michelle O'Neill as First Minister
• northernireland.gov.uk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Michelle O'Neill First Minister since 3 Feb 2024; no change reported to 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia Northern Ireland Executive / Next NI Assembly election, because nidirect pages not fetched. For: Michelle O'Neill as First Minister
• data.niassembly.gov.uk · checked Oct 12, 2026 NI Assembly open data, GetAllMemberRoles, read 2026-10-12: Emma Little-Pengelly, deputy First Minister, The Executive Office, from 2024-02-03. For: Emma Little-Pengelly as deputy First Minister
• northernireland.gov.uk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Emma Little-Pengelly deputy First Minister since 3 Feb 2024; no change reported to 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia. For: Emma Little-Pengelly as deputy First Minister