Committee for Education
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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]
2022–2027 Assembly
The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 14 February 2024.
Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
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Alliance | Nick Mathison MLA (Chairperson) | Strangford | |
Sinn Féin | Pat Sheehan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Belfast West | |
Sinn Féin | Danny Baker MLA | Belfast West | |
DUP | David Brooks MLA | Belfast East | |
DUP | Cheryl Brownlee MLA | East Antrim | |
UUP | Robbie Butler MLA | Lagan Valley | |
SDLP | Cara Hunter MLA | East Londonderry | |
Sinn Féin | Cathy Mason MLA | South Down | |
Alliance | Kate Nicholl MLA | Belfast South |
2017–2022 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 22 January 2020.[3]
Party | Member[4] | Constituency | |
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Alliance | Chris Lyttle MLA (Chairperson) | Belfast East | |
Sinn Féin | Karen Mullan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Foyle | |
DUP | Maurice Bradley MLA | East Londonderry | |
UUP | Robbie Butler MLA | Lagan Valley | |
DUP | William Humphrey MLA | Belfast North | |
Sinn Féin | Catherine Kelly MLA | West Tyrone | |
SDLP | Daniel McCrossan MLA | West Tyrone | |
SDLP | Justin McNulty MLA | Newry and Armagh | |
DUP | Robin Newton MLA | Belfast East |
Changes 2017–2022
Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
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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 |
Source:[5]
2016–2017 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 1 June 2016.[6]
Party | Member[7] | Constituency | |
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Sinn Féin | Barry McElduff MLA (Chairperson) | West Tyrone | |
Alliance | Chris Lyttle MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Belfast East | |
UUP | Rosemary Barton MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
DUP | David Hilditch MLA | East Antrim | |
DUP | Carla Lockhart MLA | Upper Bann | |
DUP | Phillip Logan MLA | North Antrim | |
SDLP | Colin McGrath MLA | South Down | |
DUP | Maurice Morrow MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
UUP | Sandra Overend MLA | Mid Ulster | |
Sinn Féin | Catríona Ruane MLA | South Down |
Changes 2016–2017
Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
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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 |
2011–2016 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2011–2016 Assembly on 25 May 2011.[8]
Party | Member[9] | Constituency | |
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DUP | Mervyn Storey MLA (Chairperson) | North Antrim | |
UUP | David McNarry MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Strangford | |
Sinn Féin | Michaela Boyle MLA | West Tyrone | |
DUP | Jonathan Craig MLA | Lagan Valley | |
UUP | Jo-Anne Dobson MLA | Upper Bann | |
Sinn Féin | Phil Flanagan MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
DUP | Brenda Hale MLA | Lagan Valley | |
Alliance | Trevor Lunn MLA | Lagan Valley | |
DUP | Michelle McIlveen MLA | Strangford | |
Sinn Féin | Daithí McKay MLA | North Antrim | |
SDLP | Conall McDevitt MLA | Belfast South |
Changes 2011–2016
Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
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31 January 2012 | David McNarry MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | Strangford | → | Mike Nesbitt MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | Strangford | ||
17 April 2012 | Mike Nesbitt MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | Strangford | → | Danny Kinahan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | South Antrim | ||
23 April 2012 | Conall McDevitt MLA (SDLP) | Belfast South | → | Seán Rogers MLA (SDLP) | South Down | ||
10 September 2012 | Phil Flanagan MLA (Sinn Féin) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | → | Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin) | North Antrim | ||
Chris Hazzard MLA (Sinn Féin) | South Down | Pat Sheehan MLA (Sinn Féin) | Belfast West | ||||
16 September 2013 | Brenda Hale MLA (DUP) | Lagan Valley | → | Michelle McIlveen MLA (DUP) | Strangford | ||
Robin Newton MLA (DUP) | Belfast East | Stephen Moutray MLA (DUP) | Upper Bann | ||||
2 December 2013 | Michaela Boyle MLA (Sinn Féin) | West Tyrone | → | Maeve McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin) | Foyle | ||
4 July 2014 | Jo-Anne Dobson MLA (UUP) | Upper Bann | → | Sandra Overend MLA (UUP) | Mid Ulster | ||
24 September 2014 | Mervyn Storey MLA (Chairperson, DUP) | North Antrim | → | Michelle McIlveen MLA (Chairperson, DUP) | Strangford | ||
6 October 2014 | Stephen Moutray MLA (DUP) | Upper Bann | → | Nelson McCausland MLA (DUP) | Belfast North | ||
17 November 2014 | Seán Rogers MLA (SDLP) | South Down | → | Colum Eastwood MLA (SDLP) | Foyle | ||
8 December 2014 | Colum Eastwood MLA (SDLP) | Foyle | → | Seán Rogers MLA (SDLP) | South Down | ||
15 June 2015 | Danny Kinahan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | South Antrim | → | Sandra Overend MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) | Mid Ulster | ||
30 June 2015 | Sandra Overend MLA (UUP) | Mid Ulster | → | Ross Hussey MLA (UUP) | West Tyrone | ||
14 September 2015 | Ross Hussey MLA (UUP) | West Tyrone | → | Danny Kennedy MLA (UUP) | Newry and Armagh | ||
8 February 2016 | Seán Rogers MLA (SDLP) | South Down | → | Dolores Kelly MLA (SDLP) | Upper Bann |
2007–2011 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2007–2011 Assembly on 18 May 2007.[10]
Party | Member[11] | Constituency | |
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DUP | Sammy Wilson MLA (Chairperson) | East Antrim | |
SDLP | Dominic Bradley MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Newry and Armagh | |
SDLP | Mary Bradley MLA | Foyle | |
Sinn Féin | Paul Butler MLA | Lagan Valley | |
DUP | Jeffrey Donaldson MLA | Lagan Valley | |
Alliance | Trevor Lunn MLA | Lagan Valley | |
UUP | Basil McCrea MLA | Lagan Valley | |
DUP | Michelle McIlveen MLA | Strangford | |
Sinn Féin | Michelle O'Neill MLA | Mid Ulster | |
UUP | Ken Robinson MLA | East Antrim | |
DUP | Mervyn Storey MLA | North Antrim |
Changes 2007–2011
Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
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31 March 2008 | Jeffrey Donaldson MLA (DUP) | Lagan Valley | → | Nelson McCausland MLA (DUP) | Belfast North | ||
21 May 2008 | Paul Butler MLA (Sinn Féin) | Lagan Valley | → | John O'Dowd MLA (Sinn Féin) | Upper Bann | ||
10 June 2008 | Sammy Wilson MLA (Chairperson, DUP) | East Antrim | → | Mervyn Storey MLA (Chairperson, DUP) | North Antrim | ||
17 June 2008 | Sammy Wilson MLA (DUP) | East Antrim | → | Edwin Poots MLA (DUP) | Lagan Valley | ||
26 January 2009 | Ken Robinson MLA (UUP) | East Antrim | → | Tom Elliott MLA (UUP) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
22 June 2009 | Tom Elliott MLA (UUP) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | → | John McCallister MLA (UUP) | South Down | ||
14 September 2009 | Nelson McCausland MLA (DUP) | Belfast North | → | Alastair Ross MLA (DUP) | East Antrim | ||
Edwin Poots MLA (DUP) | Lagan Valley | Jonathan Craig MLA (DUP) | Lagan Valley | ||||
9 November 2010 | John McCallister MLA (UUP) | South Down | → | Reg Empey MLA (UUP) | Belfast East | ||
14 April 2010 | Dominic Bradley MLA (Deputy Chairperson, SDLP) | Newry and Armagh | → | David Hilditch MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) | East Antrim | ||
David Hilditch MLA (DUP) | East Antrim | Dominic Bradley MLA (SDLP) | Newry and Armagh | ||||
14 September 2010 | Alastair Ross MLA (DUP) | East Antrim | → | Jonathan Craig MLA (DUP) | Lagan Valley |
1998-2003 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 1998-2003 Assembly on 30 November 1999.[12]
Party | Member[13] | Constituency | |
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UUP | Danny Kennedy MLA (Chairperson) | Newry and Armagh | |
DUP | Sammy Wilson MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Belfast East | |
Alliance | Eileen Bell MLA | North Down | |
UUP | Tom Benson MLA | Strangford | |
SDLP | John Fee MLA | Newry and Armagh | |
SDLP | Tommy Gallagher MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
DUP | Oliver Gibson MLA | West Tyrone | |
SDLP | Patricia Lewsley MLA | Lagan Valley | |
Sinn Féin | Barry McElduff MLA | West Tyrone | |
Sinn Féin | Gerry McHugh MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
UUP | Ken Robinson MLA | East Antrim |
Changes 1998-2003
Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
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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 |
References
- ^ "Committee for Education". Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS – Wednesday 22 January 2020" (PDF). NI Assembly. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Committee Membership". NI Assembly. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS – Wednesday June 2016" (PDF). NI Assembly. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Minutes of Proceedings – 25 May 2011". NI Assembly. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Minutes of Proceedings – 18 May 2007". NI Assembly. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "30 November 1999". NI Assembly. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links
- "Committee for Education". Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016. Official website