Committee for the Office of the
First Minister and deputy First Minister*
Welcome to the Home Page of the Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister. The committee was established to advise and assist the First Minister, the Rt Hon Peter D Robinson MP MLA and the Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness MP MLA, on matters within their responsibilities as Ministers. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.
Here you will find information about the Committee membership and the work of the Committee.
Membership (11)
| Alliance | Mrs Naomi Long (Deputy Chairperson) |
| Democratic Unionist Party | Mr Stephen Moutray |
| Mr Jim Shannon | |
| Mr Jimmy Spratt | |
| Sinn Fein | Ms Martina Anderson |
| Mr Barry McElduff | |
| Mr Francie Molloy | |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | Mr Alex Atwood 2 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | Mr Tom Elliott |
| Mr Danny Kennedy (Chairperson) |
1 with effect from 15 September 2008 Mr Ian McCrea replaced Mr Jim Wells
2 with effect from 29 June 2009 Mr Alex Atwood replaced Mrs Dolores Kelly
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Committee Clerk: Cathie White
Address: Room 416, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3XX
Telephone: (028) 9052 1448
Fax: (028) 9052 1083
E-mail: committee.ofmdfm@niassembly.gov.uk
*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.