Executive of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly

Executive of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly
2nd Executive of Northern Ireland
Date formed	8 May 2007
Date dissolved	16 May 2011
People and organisations
Head of state	Elizabeth II
Head of government	Ian Paisley (2007–08) Peter Robinson (2008–Jan. 10; Feb. 2010–11) Arlene Foster (Jan.–Feb. 2010)
Deputy head of government	Martin McGuinness
No. of ministers	10 (2007–10) 11 (2010–11)
Member party	DUP Sinn Féin UUP SDLP Alliance (2010–11)
Status in legislature	Power–Sharing Coalition 98 / 108 (91%) (2007-10) 105 / 108 (97%) (2010-11)
History
Election	2007 assembly election
Legislature term	3rd Assembly
Predecessor	Executive of the 2nd Assembly (Direct rule)
Successor	Executive of the 4th Assembly

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The Second Executive (8 May 2007 – 16 May 2011) is as under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 a power sharing coalition.

Devolution was restored to Northern Ireland on 8 May 2007 following the St Andrews Agreement,^[1] the March election saw the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin emerge as the largest parties in the Assembly.^[2]