Northern Ireland Executive

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devolved government executive branch power-sharing executive

The Northern Ireland Executive is the devolved government for Northern Ireland, responsible for regional governance and policymaking under the UK’s system of power-sharing.

Aliases (13)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	devolved government → executive branch → power-sharing executive →
appliesToJurisdiction	Northern Ireland →
appointedBy	Northern Ireland Assembly →
basedOn	Belfast Agreement → Good Friday Agreement → Northern Ireland Act 1998 →
canBeSuspendedBy	Government of the United Kingdom →
country	United Kingdom →
formationDate	1999-12-02 →
governmentType	consociational power-sharing →
governs	Northern Ireland →
hasCabinetMember	Minister for Communities (Northern Ireland) → Minister for Education (Northern Ireland) → Minister for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) → Minister for Justice (Northern Ireland) → Minister for the Economy (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Health (Northern Ireland) →
hasDeputyHeadOfGovernment	Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland →
hasHeadOfGovernment	First Minister of Northern Ireland →
hasOfficialLanguage	English →
hasResponsibility	agriculture policy in Northern Ireland → culture and arts policy in Northern Ireland → economic development in Northern Ireland → education policy in Northern Ireland → environmental policy in Northern Ireland → health policy in Northern Ireland → housing policy in Northern Ireland → local government oversight in Northern Ireland → regional infrastructure in Northern Ireland → social welfare programs in Northern Ireland → transport policy in Northern Ireland →
hasSeat	Stormont Castle →
hasSystem	mandatory coalition →
legislativeBody	Northern Ireland Assembly →
meetsAt	Stormont Estate →
parentOrganization	Government of the United Kingdom →
partOf	Northern Ireland government → devolution in the United Kingdom →
re-established	2007-05-08 →
selectionMethod	d’Hondt method for ministerial allocation →
sharesPowerBetween	nationalist parties → unionist parties →
subjectTo	Northern Ireland Act 1998 → United Kingdom Parliament →

Referenced by (73)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Attorney General for Northern Ireland → Department of Health (Northern Ireland) → Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland → First Minister of Northern Ireland → First Minister of Northern Ireland ("devolved government of Northern Ireland") → Minister for Communities (Northern Ireland) → Minister for Communities (Northern Ireland) ("devolved government of Northern Ireland") → Minister for Education (Northern Ireland) → Minister for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) → Minister for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) ("devolved government of Northern Ireland") → Minister for Justice (Northern Ireland) → Minister for the Economy (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) ("devolved government of Northern Ireland") → Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Health (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Health (Northern Ireland) ("devolved government of Northern Ireland") → Northern Ireland Executive ("Northern Ireland government") →	partOf
Attorney General for Northern Ireland ("Northern Ireland Executive Committee (in an advisory capacity)") → Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland ("Northern Ireland Executive Committee") → First Minister of Northern Ireland → Minister for Education (Northern Ireland) → Minister for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) → Minister for Justice (Northern Ireland) → Minister for the Economy (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Health (Northern Ireland) →	memberOf
Attorney General for Northern Ireland → Minister for Education (Northern Ireland) → Minister for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) → Minister for Justice (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Health (Northern Ireland) →	reportsTo
Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland) → Minister of Health (Northern Ireland) ("Northern Ireland Executive Committee") → Northern Ireland Civil Service → Northern Ireland Civil Service ("Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive") →	subordinateTo
Crumlin Road Gaol → Public Record Office of Northern Ireland ("Government of Northern Ireland") → Stormont Castle ("Northern Ireland government") →	ownedBy
Parliament Buildings, Stormont ("Executive Office of the Northern Ireland Executive") → Stormont Castle → Stormont Castle ("Executive Office (Northern Ireland)") →	usedBy
Minister for Communities (Northern Ireland) → Minister for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) →	appointedBy
British–Irish Council → North/South Ministerial Council →	member
Northern Ireland Civil Service → Northern Ireland Civil Service ("devolved government of Northern Ireland") →	supports
Northern Ireland Office ("Northern Ireland Executive Office") →	coordinatesWith
Belfast city centre waterfront regeneration →	drivenBy
Northern Ireland Act 1998 →	establishes
Good Friday Agreement →	establishesBody
Northern Ireland →	executiveBody
Titanic Belfast →	fundedBy
Stormont Castle →	governingBody
Minister for Education (Northern Ireland) ("devolved government of Northern Ireland") →	governmentBranch
First Minister of Northern Ireland →	governs
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) ("Northern Ireland Executive (1973)") →	hadExecutive
Northern Ireland Civil Service ("The Executive Office (Northern Ireland)") →	hasPart
Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland) →	headOfGovernment
First Minister of Northern Ireland ("The Executive Office (Northern Ireland)") →	heads
Stormont Estate ("Northern Ireland Executive offices") →	houses
Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland) ("devolved government of Northern Ireland") →	isPartOf
Attorney General for Northern Ireland →	legalAdvisorTo
Attorney General for Northern Ireland →	nominatedBy
Department of Health (Northern Ireland) →	parentOrganization
Health and Social Care (HSC) system →	policyFrameworkSetBy
Northern Ireland Act 1998 ("Northern Ireland Executive Committee") →	providesFor
UK government →	sharesPowerWith
Belfast Gazette ("government of Northern Ireland") →	subject