# Executive of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly

The Second Executive (8 May 2007 – 16 May 2011) is as under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 a power sharing coalition.
Devolution was restored to Northern Ireland on 8 May 2007 following the St Andrews Agreement, the March election saw the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin emerge as the largest parties in the Assembly.

## 2nd Executive of Northern Ireland

| Office | Name | Term | Party | Party |
| First Minister | Ian Paisley | 2007–08 | | DUP |
| Deputy First Minister | Martin McGuinness | 2007–11 | | Sinn Féin |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | Michelle Gildernew | 2007–11 | | Sinn Féin |
| Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure | Edwin Poots | 2007–08 | | DUP |
| Minister of Education | Caitríona Ruane | 2007–11 | | Sinn Féin |
| Minister for Employment and Learning | Sir Reg Empey | 2007–10 | | UUP |
| Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Nigel Dodds | 2007–08 | | DUP |
| Minister of the Environment | Arlene Foster | 2007–08 | | DUP |
| Minister of Finance and Personnel | Peter Robinson | 2007–08 | | DUP |
| Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety | Michael McGimpsey | 2007–11 | | UUP |
| Minister for Regional Development | Conor Murphy | 2007–11 | | Sinn Féin |
| Minister for Social Development | Margaret Ritchie | 2007–11 | | SDLP |
| Changes 5 June 2008 |||||
| Office | Name | Term | Party | Party |
| First Minister | Peter Robinson | 2008–10 | | DUP |
| Minister of Finance and Personnel | Vacant | 2008 | | |
| Changes 9 June 2008 |||||
| Office | Name | Term | Party | Party |
| Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure | Gregory Campbell | 2008–09 | | DUP |
| Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Arlene Foster | 2008–11 | | DUP |
| Minister of the Environment | Sammy Wilson | 2008–09 | | DUP |
| Minister of Finance and Personnel | Nigel Dodds | 2008–09 | | DUP |
| Changes 1 July 2009 |||||
| Office | Name | Term | Party | Party |
| Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure | Nelson McCausland | 2009–11 | | DUP |
| Minister of the Environment | Edwin Poots | 2009–11 | | DUP |
| Minister of Finance and Personnel | Sammy Wilson | 2009–11 | | DUP |
| Changes 11 January 2010 |||||
| Office | Name | Term | Party | Party |
| First Minister of Northern Ireland | Arlene Foster (acting) | 2010 | | DUP |
| Changes 3 February 2010 |||||
| Office | Name | Term | Party | Party |
| First Minister of Northern Ireland | Peter Robinson | 2010–11 | | DUP |
| Changes 12 April 2010 |||||
| Office | Name | Term | Party | Party |
| Minister of Justice | David Ford | 2010–11 | | Alliance |
| Changes 27 October 2010 |||||
| Office | Name | Term | Party | Party |
| Minister for Employment and Learning | Danny Kennedy | 2010–11 | | UUP |

### Junior Ministers

| Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | Ian Paisley Jr. | 2007–08 | DUP |
| Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | Jeffrey Donaldson | 2008–09 | DUP |
| Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | Robin Newton | 2009–11 | DUP |
| Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | Gerry Kelly | 2007–11 | Sinn Féin |