Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister: 2007 - 2011 Mandate

Committee Membership

Membership (11)

Alliance Dr Stephen Farry (Deputy Chairperson)6
Democratic Unionist Party Mr William Humphrey 7,9
  Mr Allan Bresland 8
  Mr Jimmy Spratt
 

Mr George Robinson1,3

Sinn Fein Ms Martina Anderson
  Mr Barry McElduff
  Mr Francie Molloy
Social Democratic and Labour Party Mrs Dolores Kelly 2,4
Ulster Unionist Party Mr Tom Elliott (Chairperson)10
  Mr Danny Kinahan 11

*The Assembly approved a motion on 12 June 2007 to change the name of the committee from Committee of the Centre to Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister.

1 with effect from 15 September 2008 Mr Ian McCrea replaced Mr Jim Wells 
2 with effect from 29 June 2009 Mr Alex Attwood replaced Mrs Dolores Kelly 
3 with effect from 14 September 2009 Mr George Robinson replaced Mr Ian McCrea 
4 with effect from Monday 24 May 2010 Mrs Dolores Kelly replaced Mr Alex Attwood
5 with effect from Monday 28 June 2010 Mrs Naomi Long resigned as Deputy Chairperson and member of this committee 
6 with effect from 29th June 2010 Dr Stephen Farry was appointed Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Mininster replacing Mrs Naomi Long 
with effect from 1st August 2010 Mr. Jim Shannon (DUP) has resigned from the Committee for Office of the First and deputy First Minister.
7with effect from 13th September 2010 Mr Trevor Clarke replaced Mr Stephen Moutray 
8 with effect from 13th September 2010 Mr Allan Bresland was appointed as a member of the Committee 
with effect from 4th October 2010 Mr William Humphrey replaced Mr Trevor Clarke
10 with effect from 27th October 2010 Mr Tom Elliott replaced Mr Danny Kennedy as Chairperson; Mr Kennedy resigned from the committee 
11 with effect from 8th November 2010 Mr Danny Kinahan was appointed as a member

First Mandate

Alliance Mrs Eileen Bell
Democratic Unionist Party Mr Edwin Poots*1
  Mr Oliver Gibson**
  Mr Jim Shannon
Progressive Unionist Party Mr David Ervine
Sinn Fein Mr Barry McElduff2 
  Mr Pat McNamee3
  Dr Dara O'Hagan4
Social Democratic and Labour Party Ms Patricia Lewsley 
  Dr Alasdair McDonnell
  Mr Eugene McMenamin
Ulster Unionist Party Mr Roy Beggs Jnr5
  Dr Esmond Birnie
  Mr Duncan Shipley Dalton6
  Mr Danny Kennedy7
  Mr Ken Robinson
Independent Mrs Annie Courtney8

Note:

*Chairperson
**Deputy Chairperson

1. Mr Edwin Poots replaced Mr Gregory Campbell on 27 July 2000.
2. Mr Barry McElduff replaced Ms Michelle Gildernew on 26 February 2002.
3. Mr Pat McNamee replaced Mr Conor Murphy on 24 June 2002. Mr Murphy had replaced Mr Mitchell McLaughlin on 18 September 2000.
4. Dr Dara O'Hagan replaced Mr Alex Maskey on 24 June 2002.
5. Mr Roy Beggs Jnr replaced Rt Hon John Taylor on 11 September 2000.
6. Mr Duncan Shipley Dalton replaced Mr James Leslie on 11 March 2002.
7. Mr Danny Kennedy replaced Mr Fred Cobain on 11 March 2002.
8. Mrs Annie Courtney replaced Mr P J Bradley on 15 February 2001.

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