Executive of the 1974 Northern Ireland Assembly
Executive of the 1974 Northern Ireland Assembly | |
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A power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive was formed following the Northern Ireland Assembly elections of 1973. The executive served as the devolved government of Northern Ireland from 1 January 1974 until its collapse on 28 May 1974.
History
Prime Minister Brian Faulkner as Chief Executive, then Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader Gerry Fitt as Deputy Chief Executive, future Nobel Laureate and SDLP leader John Hume as Minister for Commerce and then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Oliver Napier as Legal Minister and head of the Office of Law Reform.[3]
The UUP was deeply divided; its Standing Committee voted to participate in the executive by a margin of only 132 to 105.Council of Ireland.
After opposition from within the UUP and the Ulster Workers' Council strike, the executive and Assembly collapsed on 28 May 1974 when Faulkner resigned as Chief Executive.[5]
Chief Executive
In January 1974
Chief Executive was elected to replace Brian Faulkner
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| No. | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Portrait | Term of office | Elected (Assembly) |
Executive | Party | Last office(s) held before election | ||
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| 1. | Brian Faulkner (1921–1977) MLA for South Down |
1 January 1974 | 28 May 1974 | Assembly )
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1974
Executive |
Ulster Unionist Party | Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1971–1972) Minister of Home Affairs (1971–1972) | ||
1974 Executive of Northern Ireland
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| Office | Name | Term | Party | |
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| Chief Executive | Brian Faulkner | 1974 | UUP | |
| Deputy Chief Executive | Gerry Fitt | 1974 | SDLP | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Leslie Morrell | 1974 | UUP | |
| Minister of Commerce | John Hume | 1974 | SDLP | |
| Minister of Education | Basil McIvor | 1974 | UUP | |
| Minister of the Environment | Roy Bradford | 1974 | UUP | |
| Minister of Finance | Herbert Kirk | 1974 | UUP | |
| Minister of Health and Social Services | Paddy Devlin | 1974 | SDLP | |
| Minister of Housing, Local Government and Planning | Austin Currie | 1974 | SDLP | |
| Minister of Information | John Baxter | 1974 | UUP | |
| Legal Minister and Head of the Office of Law Reform | Oliver Napier | 1974 | Alliance | |
References
- ^ "CBP-8638.pdf" (PDF). researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk. 30 March 2022. p. 20. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "CAIN: Events: The Sunningdale Agreement - Chronology of Main Events". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ISBN 978-1-84741-186-0.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link - ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "BBC News | UK Politics | Quarter century after first assembly's fall". news.bbc.co.uk. 28 May 1999. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "CAIN: Abstracts of Organisations - 'U'". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
The Unionist Party of Northern Ireland (UPNI) was officially launched in September 1974. It was formed by a group of people who had been members of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and who supported Brian Faulkner after the proposals contained in the Sunningdale Agreement had been rejected by most of the members of the UUP. This group of people had contested the 1974 Westminster election under the title 'Unionist Pro-Assembly'.
See also
- Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
- Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973
- 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election
- History of Northern Ireland