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The Parliament of Northern Ireland
was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920
, which existed from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended. It was subsequently abolished under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
.
The third Government or Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
, led by the Prime Minister
Terence O'Neill
, ruled between 1963 and 1969.
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...
was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920
Government of Ireland Act 1920
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which partitioned Ireland. The Act's long title was "An Act to provide for the better government of Ireland"; it is also known as the Fourth Home Rule Bill or as the Fourth Home Rule Act.The Act was intended...
, which existed from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended. It was subsequently abolished under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received the Royal Assent on 18 July 1973...
.
The third Government or Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
The Executive Committee or the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland was the government of Northern Ireland created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Generally known as either the Cabinet or the Government, the Executive Committee existed from 1922 to 1972...
, led by the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was the de facto head of the Government of Northern Ireland. No such office was provided for in the Government of Ireland Act 1920. However the Lord Lieutenant, as with Governors-General in other Westminster Systems such as in Canada, chose to appoint someone...
Terence O'Neill
Terence O'Neill
Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, PC was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party...
, ruled between 1963 and 1969.
Cabinet
| Office | Member | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Prime Minister of Northern Ireland The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was the de facto head of the Government of Northern Ireland. No such office was provided for in the Government of Ireland Act 1920. However the Lord Lieutenant, as with Governors-General in other Westminster Systems such as in Canada, chose to appoint someone... |
Terence O'Neill Terence O'Neill Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, PC was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party... |
from 25 March 1963 |
| Minister of Finance for Northern Ireland | Jack Andrews Jack Andrews Sir John Lawson Ormrod Andrews KBE, DL was a member of both the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the Senate of Northern Ireland.... |
from 25 March 1963 |
| Ivan Neill Ivan Neill Sir Ivan Neill was an Army officer and Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.-Early life:Born in Belfast, Ireland, Neill studied at Ravenscroft National School and Shaftesbury Tutorial College before receiving a BSc in Economics from Queen's University, Belfast... |
from 22 July 1964 | |
| Herbert Kirk Herbert Kirk Herbert Kirk was an Ulster Unionist cabinet minister in Parliament of Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Kirk studied at Queen's University, Belfast before becoming an accountant.... |
from 2nd Apr 1965 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland | William Craig | from 29 April 1963 |
| Brian McConnell Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell Robert William Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell was an Ulster Unionist MP in the Northern Ireland House of Commons.... |
from 22 July 1964 | |
| William Craig | from 7th Oct 1966 | |
| William Long | from 11th Dec 1968 | |
| Robert Porter Robert Porter (politician) Sir Robert Wilson Porter PC , QC is a former politician and barrister in Northern Ireland.Born in Derry, Porter studied at Foyle College and Queen's University Belfast before in 1943 joining the Royal Air Force, and serving until 1946... |
from 12 March 1969 | |
| Minister of Education for Northern Ireland | Ivan Neill Ivan Neill Sir Ivan Neill was an Army officer and Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.-Early life:Born in Belfast, Ireland, Neill studied at Ravenscroft National School and Shaftesbury Tutorial College before receiving a BSc in Economics from Queen's University, Belfast... |
from 12 March 1962 |
| Herbert Kirk Herbert Kirk Herbert Kirk was an Ulster Unionist cabinet minister in Parliament of Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Kirk studied at Queen's University, Belfast before becoming an accountant.... |
from 22 July 1964 | |
| William Fitzsimmons William Fitzsimmons (politician) William Kennedy Fitzsimmons was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Fitzsimmons studied at Skegoneill National School and Belfast Technical College. He became a domestic engineer, and in 1948 was appointed as a Belfast Water Commissioner, serving as chairman of the... |
from 2 April 1965 | |
| William Long | from 7th Oct 1966 | |
| William Fitzsimmons William Fitzsimmons (politician) William Kennedy Fitzsimmons was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Fitzsimmons studied at Skegoneill National School and Belfast Technical College. He became a domestic engineer, and in 1948 was appointed as a Belfast Water Commissioner, serving as chairman of the... |
from 19th Dec 1968 | |
| Phelim O'Neill | from 12 March 1969 | |
| Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland | Harry West Harry West Henry William West was a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1974 until 1979.West was born in County Fermanagh and educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen... |
from 17 October 1960 |
| vacant | from 26 April 1967 | |
| James Chichester-Clark James Chichester-Clark James Dawson Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola, PC, DL was the penultimate Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and eighth leader of the Ulster Unionist Party between 1969 and March 1971. He was Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for South Londonderry for 12 years beginning at the by-election... |
from 5 May 1967 | |
| vacant | from 23 April 1969 | |
| Minister of Labour for Northern Ireland | Herbert Kirk Herbert Kirk Herbert Kirk was an Ulster Unionist cabinet minister in Parliament of Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Kirk studied at Queen's University, Belfast before becoming an accountant.... |
from 12 March 1962 |
| William Morgan | from 22 July 1964 | |
| Position abolished | 1st Jan 1965 | |
| Minister of Commerce for Northern Ireland | Brian Faulkner Brian Faulkner Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, PC was the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from March 1971 until his resignation in March 1972... |
from 25 March 1963 |
| Roy Bradford Roy Bradford Roy Hamilton Bradford was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland and a government minister in both the Parliament of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973.... |
from 24th Jan 1969 | |
| Minister of Health for Northern Ireland | William Morgan | from 17th Feb 1961 |
| William Craig | from 22 July 1964 | |
| William Morgan | from 1st Jan 1965 | |
| Robert Porter Robert Porter (politician) Sir Robert Wilson Porter PC , QC is a former politician and barrister in Northern Ireland.Born in Derry, Porter studied at Foyle College and Queen's University Belfast before in 1943 joining the Royal Air Force, and serving until 1946... |
from 27th Jan 1969 | |
| Robert Porter William Fitzsimmons (politician) William Kennedy Fitzsimmons was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Fitzsimmons studied at Skegoneill National School and Belfast Technical College. He became a domestic engineer, and in 1948 was appointed as a Belfast Water Commissioner, serving as chairman of the... |
from 12 March 1969 | |
| Minister of Development for Northern Ireland | William Craig | Office created 1st Jan 1965 |
| William Fitzsimmons William Fitzsimmons (politician) William Kennedy Fitzsimmons was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Fitzsimmons studied at Skegoneill National School and Belfast Technical College. He became a domestic engineer, and in 1948 was appointed as a Belfast Water Commissioner, serving as chairman of the... |
from 7th Oct 1966 | |
| Ivan Neill Ivan Neill Sir Ivan Neill was an Army officer and Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.-Early life:Born in Belfast, Ireland, Neill studied at Ravenscroft National School and Shaftesbury Tutorial College before receiving a BSc in Economics from Queen's University, Belfast... |
from 19th Dec 1968 | |
| vacant | from 3 March 1969 | |
| William Long | from 12 March 1969 | |