The Committee for the Executive Office was established to advise and assist the First Minister and deputy First Minister (currently Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly), on matters within their responsibilities as Ministers. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Executive Office and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.
The Assembly approved a motion on 12 June 2007 to change the name of the committee from Committee of the Centre to Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister.[1] Following the renaming of departments in the Northern Ireland Executive in 2016, the Assembly committee was renamed as the Committee for the Executive Office, reflecting the new name of the former Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister.
The committee met for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 14 February 2024.
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Bradshaw MLA (Chairperson) | Belfast South | ||
| Connie Egan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | North Down | ||
| Pádraig Delargy MLA | Foyle | ||
| Harry Harvey MLA | Strangford | ||
| Brian Kingston MLA | Belfast North | ||
| Sinéad McLaughlin MLA | Foyle | ||
| Carál Ní Chuilín MLA | Belfast North | ||
| Emma Sheerin MLA | Mid Ulster | ||
| Claire Sugden MLA | East Londonderry | ||
The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 20 January 2020.
| Party | Member[3] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin McGrath MLA (Chairperson) | South Down | ||
| Mike Nesbitt MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Strangford | ||
| Trevor Clarke MLA | South Antrim | ||
| Trevor Lunn MLA | Lagan Valley | ||
| Fra McCann MLA | Belfast West | ||
| George Robinson MLA | East Londonderry | ||
| Pat Sheehan MLA | Belfast West | ||
| Emma Sheerin MLA | Mid Ulster | ||
| Christopher Stalford MLA | Belfast South | ||
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 2020 | Fra McCann MLA (Sinn Féin) | Belfast West | → | Martina Anderson MLA (Sinn Féin) | Foyle | |||
| 4 May 2020 | Mike Nesbitt MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | Strangford | → | Doug Beattie MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | Upper Bann | |||
| 1 July 2021 | Doug Beattie MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | Upper Bann | → | John Stewart MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | East Antrim | |||
| 18 June 2021 | Trevor Clarke MLA (DUP) | South Antrim | → | Diane Dodds MLA (DUP) | Upper Bann | |||
| 13 September 2021 | Martina Anderson MLA (Sinn Féin) | Foyle | → | Vacant | ||||
| 27 September 2021 | Vacant | → | Pádraig Delargy MLA (Sinn Féin) | Foyle | ||||
| 24 September 2021 | George Robinson MLA (DUP) | East Londonderry | → | Alex Easton MLA (Independent Unionist) | North Down | |||
| 18 October 2021 | Colin McGrath MLA (Chairperson, SDLP) | South Down | → | Sinéad McLaughlin MLA (Chairperson, SDLP) | Foyle | |||
The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 31 May 2016.
| Party | Member[4] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Nesbitt MLA (Chairperson) | Strangford | ||
| Danny Kennedy MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Newry and Armagh | ||
| Cathal Boylan MLA | Newry and Armagh | ||
| Pam Cameron MLA | South Antrim | ||
| Stewart Dickson MLA | East Antrim | ||
| William Irwin MLA | Newry and Armagh | ||
| Phillip Logan MLA | North Antrim | ||
| Seán Lynch MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
| Richie McPhillips MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
| Ian Milne MLA | Mid Ulster | ||
| Christopher Stalford MLA | Belfast South | ||