Executive of the 7th Northern Ireland Assembly

Executive of the 7th Northern Ireland Assembly
6th Executive of Northern Ireland
February 2024 – present
O'Neill and Little-Pengelly in 2024
Date formed3 February 2024
People and organisations
Head of stateCharles III
Co-heads of governmentMichelle O'Neill (First Minister)
Emma Little-Pengelly (Deputy First Minister)
Total no. of members10 (+ 2 junior ministers)
Member partySinn Féin
DUP
Alliance
UUP
Status in legislaturePower–sharing coalition
77 / 90(86%)
Opposition partySDLP
Opposition leaderMatthew O'Toole
History
Election2022 Assembly election
Legislature term7th Assembly
PredecessorExecutive of the 6th Assembly

The 6th Executive of Northern Ireland was appointed on 3 February 2024, following the 2022 election to the seventh Northern Ireland Assembly held on 5 May 2022 and the protracted negotiations leading up to the 2024 Northern Ireland Executive formation. The newly elected assembly met for the first time on 13 May 2022. It is led by Michelle O'Neill of Sinn Féin as First Minister and Emma Little-Pengelly of the DUP as deputy First Minister.