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 formed	3 February 2024
People and organisations
Head of state	Charles III
Co-heads of government	Michelle O'Neill (First Minister) Emma Little-Pengelly (Deputy First Minister)
Total no. of members	10 (+ 2 junior ministers)
Member party	Sinn Féin DUP Alliance UUP
Status in legislature	Power–sharing coalition 77 / 90 (86%)
Opposition party	SDLP
Opposition leader	Matthew O'Toole
History
Election	2022 Assembly election
Legislature term	7th Assembly
Predecessor	Executive of the 6th Assembly

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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.^[1] It is led by Michelle O'Neill of Sinn Féin as First Minister and Emma Little-Pengelly of the DUP as deputy First Minister.