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Education Committee

Welcome to the Home Page of the Committee for Education. The committee was established to advise and assist the Minister for Education, Caitríona Ruane MLA, on matters within her responsibility as a Minister. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Department of Education 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 Mr Trevor Lunn
Democratic Unionist Party Mr Nelson McCausland 1
  Miss Michelle McIlveen
  Mr Mervyn Storey (Chairperson) 3
  Mr Edwin Poots 4
Sinn Fein Mr John O'Dowd 2
  Ms Michelle O'Neill
Social Democratic and Labour Party Mr Dominic Bradley (Deputy Chairperson)
  Mrs Mary Bradley
Ulster Unionist Party Mr Basil McCrea
  Mr John McCallister6

1With effect from 31 March 2008 Mr Nelson McCausland replaced Mr Jeffrey Donaldson as a member of the Committee for Education.
2 With effect from 20 May 2008 Mr John O’Dowd replaced Mr Paul Butler as a member of the Committee for Education.
3 With effect from 10 June 2008 Mr Mervyn Storey replaced Mr Sammy Wilson as Chairperson of the Committee for Education.
4With effect from 17 June 2008 Mr Edwin Poots replaced Mr Sammy Wilson as a member of the Committee for Education.
5With effect from 26 January 2009 Mr Tom Elliott replaced Mr Ken Robinson as a member of the Committee for Education.
6 With effect from 22 June 2009 Mr John McCallister replaced Mr Tom Elliott as a member of the Committee for Education.

Committee Clerk: John Simmons
Address: Room 242, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3XX
Telephone: (028) 9052 1787
Fax: (028) 9052 1371
E-mail: committee.education@niassembly.gov.uk