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

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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
UUP 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

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Minister Image Party Took office Left office
    Francie Molloy   Sinn Féin 30 November 1999 28 April 2003
Office suspended
    Mitchel McLaughlin   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   UUP 14 January 2020 Present

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Finance and Personnel Committee - niassembly.gov.uk Archived 2008-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, URL accessed 25 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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