Department for the Economy

Department for the Economy
Department overview
FormedJune 1921 (as Ministry of Commerce)
Preceding Department
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
HeadquartersAdelaide House, 39-49 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FD
Employees582 (September 2011)[1]
Annual budget£207.1 million (current) & £68.7 million (capital) for 2011–12[2]
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Ian Snowden[3], Permanent Secretary
Websitewww.economy-ni.gov.uk

The Department for the Economy (DfE, Irish: An Roinn Geilleagair[4]) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister for the Economy.

DfE was renamed in 2016; it was previously called the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Investment.

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Quarterly Employment Survey Historical Data". Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Budget 2011–15" (PDF). Department of Finance and Personnel. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. ^ "DfE Permanent Secretary". 21 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Annual Report 2003" (PDF) (in Irish). North/South Ministerial Council. Retrieved 3 March 2009. (page 29)

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