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Executive of the 1974 Northern Ireland Assembly

Index Executive of the 1974 Northern Ireland Assembly

A power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive was formed following the Northern Ireland Assembly elections of 1973. [1]

37 relations: Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, Austin Currie, Basil McIvor, Brian Faulkner, Council of Ireland, Devolution in the United Kingdom, Direct rule (Northern Ireland), Elizabeth II, Executive of the 1974 Northern Ireland Assembly, Executive of the 1st Northern Ireland Assembly, Faulkner ministry, Gerry Fitt, Herbert Kirk, History of Northern Ireland, Internment, Irish nationalism, John Baxter (Northern Ireland politician), John Hume, Leslie Morrell, Majoritarianism, Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1973), Minister of Home Affairs (Northern Ireland), Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly (1973), Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1973, Oliver Napier, Paddy Devlin, Partition of Ireland, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Roy Bradford, Social Democratic and Labour Party, South Down (Assembly constituency), Sunningdale Agreement, Ulster Unionist Party, Ulster Workers' Council strike, Unionism in Ireland, Unionist Party of Northern Ireland.

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) is a liberal and centrist political party in Northern Ireland.

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Austin Currie

Joseph Austin Currie (born 11 October 1939) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State for Justice from 1994 to 1997.

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Basil McIvor

William Basil McIvor OBE PC (NI) (17 June 1928 – 5 November 2004) was an Ulster Unionist politician, barrister and pioneer of integrated education.

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Brian Faulkner

Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, (18 February 1921 – 3 March 1977) was the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, from March 1971 until his resignation in March 1972.

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Council of Ireland

The Council of Ireland was a statutory body established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 as an all-Ireland law-making authority with limited jurisdiction, initially over both Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland, and later solely over Northern Ireland.

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Devolution in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, devolution (fèin-riaghlaidh, datganoli; Irish: Dílárú) refers to the statutory granting of powers from the Parliament of the United Kingdom to the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the London Assembly and to their associated executive bodies the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, the Northern Ireland Executive and in England, the Greater London Authority and combined authorities.

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Direct rule (Northern Ireland)

Direct rule is the term given to the administration of Northern Ireland directly by the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Executive of the 1974 Northern Ireland Assembly

A power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive was formed following the Northern Ireland Assembly elections of 1973.

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Executive of the 1st Northern Ireland Assembly

The Executive of the 1st Northern Ireland Assembly (1 July 1998 – 14 October 2002) was, under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, a power-sharing coalition.

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Faulkner ministry

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.

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Gerry Fitt

Gerard Fitt, Baron Fitt (9 April 1926 – 26 August 2005) was a politician in Northern Ireland.

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Herbert Kirk

Herbert Victor Kirk PC (5 June 1912 – 4 March 2006) was an Ulster Unionist cabinet minister in Parliament of Northern Ireland.

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History of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom (although it is also described by official sources as a province or a region), situated in the northeast of the island of Ireland.

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Internment

Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges, and thus no trial.

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Irish nationalism

Irish nationalism is an ideology which asserts that the Irish people are a nation.

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John Baxter (Northern Ireland politician)

John Baxter (born November 1939) is a former solicitor and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

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John Hume

John Hume, KCSG (born 18 January 1937) is an Irish former politician from Derry, Northern Ireland.

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Leslie Morrell

Leslie Morrell (born 26 December 1931) is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

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Majoritarianism

Majoritarianism is a traditional political philosophy or agenda that asserts that a majority (sometimes categorized by religion, language, social class, or some other identifying factor) of the population is entitled to a certain degree of primacy in society, and has the right to make decisions that affect the society.

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Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)

This is a list of Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973.

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Minister of Home Affairs (Northern Ireland)

The Minister of Home Affairs was a member of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland (Cabinet) in the Parliament of Northern Ireland which governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)

The Northern Ireland Assembly was a legislative assembly set up by the Government of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1973 to restore devolved government to Northern Ireland with the power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive made up of unionists and nationalists.

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Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1973

The 1973 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly took place following the publication of the British government's white paper Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals which proposed a 78-member Northern Ireland Assembly, elected by proportional representation.

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Oliver Napier

Sir Oliver Napier (11 July 1935 – 2 July 2011) was the first leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.

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Paddy Devlin

Paddy Devlin (8 March 1925 – 15 August 1999) was an Irish social democrat and Labour activist, a former Stormont MP, a founder of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and a member of the 1974 Power Sharing Executive.

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Partition of Ireland

The partition of Ireland (críochdheighilt na hÉireann) was the division of the island of Ireland into two distinct jurisdictions, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

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Prime Minister of Northern Ireland

The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was the head of the Government of Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972.

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Roy Bradford

Roy Hamilton Bradford (7 July 1921 – 2 September 1998) was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland and a government minister in both the Parliament of Northern Ireland and the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Social Democratic and Labour Party

The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) is a social-democratic and Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland.

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South Down (Assembly constituency)

South Down (Ulster Scots: Sooth Doon) is an electoral constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Sunningdale Agreement

The Sunningdale Agreement was an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland.

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Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland.

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Ulster Workers' Council strike

The Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) strike was a general strike that took place in Northern Ireland between 15 May and 28 May 1974, during "the Troubles".

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Unionism in Ireland

Unionism in Ireland is a political ideology that favours the continuation of some form of political union between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain.

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Unionist Party of Northern Ireland

The Unionist Party of Northern Ireland was a political party founded by Brian Faulkner in September 1974.

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Redirects here:

Chief Executive (Northern Ireland), Chief Executive of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Executive (1973), Northern Ireland Executive (1974).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_of_the_1974_Northern_Ireland_Assembly

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