The Committee for Finance is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department of Finance and the Minister of Finance (currently Caoimhe Archibald). The committee also plays a key role in the consultation, consideration and development of new legislation.[1]
Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Finance and Personnel.
2022–2027 Assembly edit
The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 14 February 2024.
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDLP | Matthew O'Toole MLA (Chairperson) | Belfast South | |
| DUP | Diane Forsythe MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | South Down | |
| Ulster Unionist | Steve Aiken MLA | South Antrim | |
| DUP | Phillip Brett MLA | Belfast North | |
| Sinn Féin | Nicola Brogan MLA | West Tyrone | |
| People Before Profit | Gerry Carroll MLA | Belfast West | |
| DUP | Paul Frew MLA | North Antrim | |
| Sinn Féin | Deirdre Hargey MLA | Belfast South | |
| Alliance | Eóin Tennyson MLA | Upper Bann | |
Chairpersons edit
| Minister | Image | Party | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francie Molloy |  |
Sinn Féin | 30 November 1999 | 28 April 2003 | |
| Office suspended | |||||
| Mitchel McLaughlin | .jpg) |
Sinn Féin | 9 May 2007 | 8 September 2009 | |
| Jennifer McCann |  |
Sinn Féin | 9 September 2009 | 19 January 2011 | |
| Daithí McKay |  |
Sinn Féin | 20 January 2011 | 25 March 2011 | |
| Conor Murphy |  |
Sinn Féin | 16 May 2011 | 1 July 2012 | |
| Daithí McKay | |
Sinn Féin | 2 July 2012 | 6 May 2016 | |
| Emma Little-Pengelly |  |
DUP | 25 May 2016 | 26 January 2017 | |
| Office suspended | |||||
| Steve Aiken | .png) |
Ulster Unionist | 14 January 2020 | Present | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Finance and Personnel Committee - niassembly.gov.uk Archived 2008-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, URL accessed 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.