For those who may be interested, here is the list of ministers in the new Northern Ireland government and their portfolios. In addition to the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, there are 10 seats in the executive allocated according to the d'Hondt procedure (which basically looks at each party's percentage of the vote). The UUP and SDLP get three of these seats, and Sinn Fein and the DUP each get two.
David Trimble (UUP), First Minister. Seamus Mallon (SDLP), Deputy First Minister. Reg Empey (UUP), Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment. Sam Foster (UUP), Minister for the Environment. Michael McGimpsey (UUP), Minister for Heritage, Culture and the Arts. Mark Durkin (SDLP), Finance and Personnel Minister. Sean Farren (SDLP), Minister for Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment. Brid Rodgers (SDLP), Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development. Martin McGuinness (SF), Minister for Education. Bairbre de Bruin (SF), Minister for Health and Social Services. Peter Robinson (DUP), Minister for Regional Development. Nigel Dodds (DUP), Minister for Social Development.
