The Committee for Education is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department of Education and Minister of Education (currently Paul Givan) on matters within his or her responsibility as a minister. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.[1]
The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 14 February 2024.
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mathison MLA (Chairperson) | Strangford | ||
| Pat Sheehan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Belfast West | ||
| Danny Baker MLA | Belfast West | ||
| David Brooks MLA | Belfast East | ||
| Cheryl Brownlee MLA | East Antrim | ||
| Robbie Butler MLA | Lagan Valley | ||
| Cara Hunter MLA | East Londonderry | ||
| Cathy Mason MLA | South Down | ||
| Kate Nicholl MLA | Belfast South | ||
The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 22 January 2020.[3]
| Party | Member[4] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Lyttle MLA (Chairperson) | Belfast East | ||
| Karen Mullan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Foyle | ||
| Maurice Bradley MLA | East Londonderry | ||
| Robbie Butler MLA | Lagan Valley | ||
| William Humphrey MLA | Belfast North | ||
| Catherine Kelly MLA | West Tyrone | ||
| Daniel McCrossan MLA | West Tyrone | ||
| Justin McNulty MLA | Newry and Armagh | ||
| Robin Newton MLA | Belfast East | ||
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 November 2020 | Catherine Kelly MLA (Sinn Féin) | West Tyrone | → | Nicola Brogan MLA (Sinn Féin) | West Tyrone | ||
| 3 November 2020 | Karen Mullan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin) | Foyle | → | Pat Sheehan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin) | Belfast West | ||
| 21 June 2021 | Maurice Bradley MLA (DUP) | East Londonderry | → | Diane Dodds MLA (DUP) | Upper Bann | ||
| William Humphrey MLA (DUP) | Belfast North | Harry Harvey MLA (DUP) | Strangford | ||||
The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 1 June 2016.[6]
| Party | Member[7] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McElduff MLA (Chairperson) | West Tyrone | ||
| Chris Lyttle MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Belfast East | ||
| Rosemary Barton MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
| David Hilditch MLA | East Antrim | ||
| Carla Lockhart MLA | Upper Bann | ||
| Phillip Logan MLA | North Antrim | ||
| Colin McGrath MLA | South Down | ||
| Maurice Morrow MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
| Sandra Overend MLA | Mid Ulster | ||
| Catríona Ruane MLA | South Down | ||
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2016 | Caitríona Ruane MLA (Sinn Féin) | South Down | → | Jennifer McCann MLA (Sinn Féin) | Belfast West | |||
| 6 December 2016 | Jennifer McCann MLA (Sinn Féin) | Belfast West | → | Vacant | ||||
The committee met for the first time in the 2011–2016 Assembly on 25 May 2011.[8]
| Party | Member[9] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Storey MLA (Chairperson) | North Antrim | ||
| David McNarry MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Strangford | ||
| Michaela Boyle MLA | West Tyrone | ||
| Jonathan Craig MLA | Lagan Valley | ||
| Jo-Anne Dobson MLA | Upper Bann | ||
| Phil Flanagan MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
| Brenda Hale MLA | Lagan Valley | ||
| Trevor Lunn MLA | Lagan Valley | ||
| Michelle McIlveen MLA | Strangford | ||
| Daithí McKay MLA | North Antrim | ||
| Conall McDevitt MLA | Belfast South | ||
The committee met for the first time in the 2007–2011 Assembly on 18 May 2007.[10]
| Party | Member[11] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Wilson MLA (Chairperson) | East Antrim | ||
| Dominic Bradley MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Newry and Armagh | ||
| Mary Bradley MLA | Foyle | ||
| Paul Butler MLA | Lagan Valley | ||
| Jeffrey Donaldson MLA | Lagan Valley | ||
| Trevor Lunn MLA | Lagan Valley | ||
| Basil McCrea MLA | Lagan Valley | ||
| Michelle McIlveen MLA | Strangford | ||
| Michelle O'Neill MLA | Mid Ulster | ||
| Ken Robinson MLA | East Antrim | ||
| Mervyn Storey MLA | North Antrim | ||
The committee met for the first time in the 1998-2003 Assembly on 30 November 1999.[12]
| Party | Member[13] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Kennedy MLA (Chairperson) | Newry and Armagh | ||
| Sammy Wilson MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Belfast East | ||
| Eileen Bell MLA | North Down | ||
| Tom Benson MLA | Strangford | ||
| John Fee MLA | Newry and Armagh | ||
| Tommy Gallagher MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
| Oliver Gibson MLA | West Tyrone | ||
| Patricia Lewsley MLA | Lagan Valley | ||
| Barry McElduff MLA | West Tyrone | ||
| Gerry McHugh MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
| Ken Robinson MLA | East Antrim | ||
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 December 2000 | Tom Benson MLA (UUP) | Strangford | → | Vacant | ||||
| 29 January 2001 | Vacant | → | Tom Hamilton MLA (UUP) | Strangford | ||||
| 21 May 2002 | Patricia Lewsley MLA (SDLP) | Lagan Valley | → | Alban Maginness MLA (SDLP) | Belfast North | |||
| 1 July 2002 | Barry McElduff MLA (Sinn Féin) | West Tyrone | → | Mitchel McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin) | Foyle | |||