Northern Ireland Executive
The Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive Government
The 1998 Northern Ireland Act established a Devolved Government for Northern Ireland whereby legislative control over specific powers was transferred from the UK to a Northern Ireland Assembly consisting of locally elected politicians. The Assembly then elects the Ministers who form the Executive Government which is chaired jointly by the First and Deputy First Ministers.
The Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly have responsibility for the following areas:-
- The Economy
- Agriculture
- Health
- Social Security
- Housing and Infrastructure
- Local Government
- Environment
- Transport
- Culture & Sport
- Policing and Justice.
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