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Executive of the 4th Northern Ireland Assembly
3rd Executive of Northern Ireland
Incumbent
Date formed	16 May 2011
Date dissolved	6 May 2016
People and organisations
Head of state	Elizabeth II
Head of government	Peter Robinson (2011–15, Oct. 2015–Jan.2016) Arlene Foster (Sep.–Oct. 2015, Jan. 2016–)
Deputy head of government	Martin McGuinness (May–Sep. 2011; Oct. 2011–) John O'Dowd (Sep.–Oct. 2011)
No. of ministers	11
Member party	DUP Sinn Féin UUP (2011–15) SDLP Alliance
Status in legislature	Power–Sharing Coalition 105 / 108 (97%) (2011-15) 89 / 108 (82%) (2015-16)
History
Election	2011 assembly election
Legislature term	4th Assembly
Predecessor	Executive of the 3rd Assembly
Successor	Executive of the 5th Assembly

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The Third Executive (16 May 2011 – 6 May 2016) was, under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, a power-sharing coalition.

Following the 5 May 2011 elections to the fourth Northern Ireland Assembly the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin remained the two largest parties in the Assembly. The Assembly finished selecting an executive on Monday 16 May 2011.

3rd Executive of Northern Ireland

Junior Ministers

References

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11. "Mark H Durkan new Northern Ireland environment minister". BBC News. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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13. ^ Kane, Alex (16 January 2016). "Mervyn Storey: We profile the new Finance Minister". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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17. ^ "Analysis: The IRA row that brought Stormont to the brink". BBC News. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2024. There are ministerial vacancies in Stormont's departments of health, social development, enterprise and regional development.
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20. ^ "MLA Details: Miss Michelle McIlveen". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
21. "Arlene Foster: DUP leader becomes new NI first minister". BBC News. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
22. "New Social Development Minister sets out his priorities: Morrow". Communities. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
23. Moriarty, Gerry (28 October 2015). "Emma Pengelly fast-tracked as DUP junior Minister - The Irish Times". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
24. Deeney, Donna (9 May 2012). "Sinn Fein's Martina Anderson quits Stormont to replace de Brun in Europe". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
25. Moriarty, Gerry (13 June 2012). "McCann to be Junior Minister - The Irish Times". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

Sources

• "New Executive ministers to be appointed on Monday", BBC News, 16 May 2011
• "Stormont Assembly votes in new team of Ministers", by Dan Keenan, The Irish Times, 17 May 2011 (retrieved 16 May 2011)

See also

• List of Northern Ireland Executives
• Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 2011

• Northern Ireland Executive
• Coalition governments of the United Kingdom
• Ministries of the Northern Ireland Assembly
• 2011 establishments in Northern Ireland
• Cabinets established in 2011
• 2016 disestablishments in Northern Ireland
• Cabinets disestablished in 2016
• Ministries of Elizabeth II