Minister for Justice (Northern Ireland)

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The Minister for Justice (Northern Ireland) is the Northern Ireland Executive’s cabinet-level official responsible for policing, criminal justice policy, and the overall administration of the justice system in Northern Ireland.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
ministerial office
appointedBy Northern Ireland Assembly
country United Kingdom
createdBy Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010
firstHolder David Ford
formationDate 2010-04-12
isPartOfDevolvedGovernment true
jurisdiction Northern Ireland
legalBasis Northern Ireland Act 1998
memberOf Northern Ireland Executive
nativeLabel Minister for Justice
officeHolder Naomi Long
officeHolderStartDate 2024-02-03
officeLocation Belfast
oversees Department of Justice (Northern Ireland)
partOf Northern Ireland Executive
portfolioIncludes Northern Ireland Prison Service
civil law reform in Northern Ireland
community safety policy in Northern Ireland
courts and tribunals administration in Northern Ireland
criminal law reform in Northern Ireland
forensic science services policy in Northern Ireland
legal aid policy in Northern Ireland
policing oversight policy in Northern Ireland
probation services in Northern Ireland
victims and witnesses policy in Northern Ireland
youth justice policy in Northern Ireland
precededByOffice Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
surface form: "Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (for policing and justice functions)"
relatedTo Department of Justice (Northern Ireland)
First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
reportsTo Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Executive
responsibleFor administration of the justice system in Northern Ireland
criminal justice policy in Northern Ireland
implementation of justice-related legislation in Northern Ireland
policing in Northern Ireland
policy on access to justice in Northern Ireland
policy on criminal courts in Northern Ireland
policy on human rights in the justice system of Northern Ireland
policy on public order in Northern Ireland
policy on sentencing and corrections in Northern Ireland
seat Northern Ireland Assembly
surface form: "Stormont"
style Minister
worksWith Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Policing Board

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Ireland Executive hasCabinetMember Minister for Justice (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland Prison Service oversightBy Minister for Justice (Northern Ireland)
this entity surface form: "Minister of Justice (Northern Ireland)"

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