Minister of Health (Northern Ireland)

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cabinet position government ministerial office

The Minister of Health (Northern Ireland) is the Northern Ireland Executive’s senior government official responsible for overseeing health and social care policy and services in Northern Ireland.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet position → government ministerial office →
appointedBy	First Minister of Northern Ireland → deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland →
belongsTo	devolved administration of the United Kingdom →
country	United Kingdom →
createdAsPartOf	post-1999 devolution settlement in Northern Ireland →
equivalentOffice	Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care (Scotland) → Minister for Health and Social Services (Wales) → Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (United Kingdom) →
hasLegalBasis	Northern Ireland Act 1998 →
hasSeatIn	Northern Ireland Assembly (through its office holder) →
isPositionIn	parliamentary system →
jurisdiction	Northern Ireland →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Stormont →
memberOf	Northern Ireland Executive →
nativeLabel	Minister of Health →
officeHolderMustBe	Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland) →
officeLocation	Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate →
oversees	Department of Health (Northern Ireland) →
partOf	Northern Ireland Executive → devolved government of Northern Ireland →
policyArea	NHS-type services in Northern Ireland → health → public health → social care →
politicalSystem	consociational power-sharing in Northern Ireland →
portfolioIncludes	community care services in Northern Ireland → hospital services in Northern Ireland → mental health services in Northern Ireland → primary care services in Northern Ireland → public health emergencies response in Northern Ireland → public health in Northern Ireland → social services in Northern Ireland →
reportsTo	Northern Ireland Assembly → Northern Ireland Executive →
responsibleFor	Health and Social Care (HSC) services in Northern Ireland → Health and Social Care Board (Northern Ireland) → Health and Social Care Trusts (Northern Ireland) → Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland) → Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (Northern Ireland) → health policy in Northern Ireland → social care policy in Northern Ireland →
seat	Belfast →
style	The Minister →
subordinateTo	Northern Ireland Executive Committee →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Northern Ireland Executive →	hasCabinetMember
Department of Health (Northern Ireland) →	headOfGovernmentBody