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The Committee for Finance is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department of Finance and the Minister of Finance (currently Caoimhe Archibald). The committee also plays a key role in the consultation, consideration and development of new legislation.[1]

Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Finance and Personnel.

Membership

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Membership of the committee is as follows:

Party Member[2] Constituency
SDLP Matthew O'Toole MLA (Chairperson) Belfast South
DUP Diane Forsythe MLA (Deputy Chairperson) South Down
UUP Steve Aiken MLA South Antrim
People Before Profit Gerry Carroll MLA Belfast West
Sinn Féin Jemma Dolan MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sinn Féin Deirdre Hargey MLA Belfast South
DUP Harry Harvey MLA Strangford
DUP Brian Kingston MLA Belfast North
Alliance Eóin Tennyson MLA Upper Bann

2022–2027 Assembly

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Party Member[3] Constituency
SDLP Matthew O'Toole MLA (Chairperson) Belfast South
DUP Diane Forsythe MLA (Deputy Chairperson) South Down
UUP Steve Aiken MLA South Antrim
DUP Phillip Brett MLA Belfast North
Sinn Féin Nicola Brogan MLA West Tyrone
People Before Profit Gerry Carroll MLA Belfast West
DUP Paul Frew MLA North Antrim
Sinn Féin Deirdre Hargey MLA Belfast South
Alliance Eóin Tennyson MLA Upper Bann

Changes 2022–2027

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Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency
11 February 2025 Nicola Brogan MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone → Jemma Dolan MLA (Sinn Féin) Fermanagh and South Tyrone
23 September 2025 Phillip Brett MLA (DUP) Belfast North → Harry Harvey MLA (DUP) Strangford
Paul Frew MLA (DUP) North Antrim Brian Kingston MLA (DUP) Belfast North

2017-2022 Assembly

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Party Member[4] Constituency
UUP Steve Aiken MLA (Chairperson) South Antrim
DUP Paul Frew MLA (Deputy Chairperson) North Antrim
TUV Jim Allister MLA North Antrim
SDLP Pat Catney MLA Lagan Valley
DUP Phillip Brett MLA Belfast North
Sinn Féin Jemma Dolan MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sinn Féin Maolíosa McHugh MLA West Tyrone
SDLP Matthew O'Toole MLA Belfast South
DUP Jim Wells MLA South Down

Changes 2017-2022

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Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency
14 June 2021 Paul Frew MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) North Antrim → Keith Buchanan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) Mid Ulster

2016-2017 Assembly

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Party Member[5] Constituency
DUP Emma Little-Pengelly MLA (Chairperson) Belfast South
SDLP Claire Hanna MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Belfast South
TUV Jim Allister MLA North Antrim
DUP Jonathan Bell MLA Strangford
DUP Paul Girvan MLA South Antrim
UUP Ross Hussey MLA West Tyrone
SDLP Gerry Mullan MLA East Londonderry
Sinn Féin John O'Dowd MLA Upper Bann
Sinn Féin Caitríona Ruane MLA South Down
UUP Philip Smith MLA Strangford
DUP Jim Wells MLA South Down

Changes 2016-2017

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None

2011-2016 Assembly

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Party Member[6] Constituency
Sinn Féin Conor Murphy MLA (Chairperson) Newry and Armagh
SDLP Dominic Bradley MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Newry and Armagh
Alliance Judith Cochrane MLA Belfast East
UUP Leslie Cree MLA North Down
DUP Paul Girvan MLA South Antrim
DUP David Hilditch MLA East Antrim
DUP William Humphrey MLA East Antrim
Sinn Féin Paul Maskey MLA Belfast West
DUP Adrian McQuillan MLA East Londonderry
Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin MLA South Antrim
Sinn Féin Caitríona Ruane MLA South Down

Changes 2011-2016

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Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency
23 April 2012 Ross Hussey MLA (UUP) West Tyrone → Roy Beggs Jr MLA (UUP) East Antrim
2 July 2012 Conor Murphy MLA (Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh → Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin) North Antrim
2 July 2012 Paul Maskey MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin) North Antrim
23 September 2025 David Hilditch MLA (DUP) East Antrim → David McIlveen MLA (DUP) North Antrim
William Humphrey MLA (DUP) Belfast North Peter Weir MLA (DUP) North Down
16 September 2013 David McIlveen MLA (DUP) North Antrim → Ian McCrea MLA (DUP) Mid Ulster
2 November 2013 Megan Fearon MLA (Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh → Michaela Boyle MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone
6 October 2014 Mitchel McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin) South Antrim → Raymond McCartney MLA (Sinn Féin) Foyle
10 November 2014 Raymond McCartney MLA (Sinn Féin) Foyle → Máirtín Ó Muilleoir MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast South
18 May 2015 Peter Weir MLA (DUP) North Down → Jim Wells MLA (DUP) South Down
5 October 2015 Paul Girvan MLA (DUP) South Antrim → Emma Little-Pengelly MLA (DUP) Belfast South
Adrian McQuillan MLA (DUP) East Londonderry Gordon Lyons MLA (DUP) East Antrim
9 November 2015 Emma Little-Pengelly MLA (DUP) Belfast South → Gary Middleton MLA (DUP) Foyle
4 January 2016 Dominic Bradley MLA (Deputy Chairperson, SDLP) Newry and Armagh → Claire Hanna MLA (Deputy Chairperson, SDLP) Belfast South

2007-2011 Assembly

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Party Member[7] Constituency
Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin MLA (Chairperson) South Antrim
DUP Mervyn Storey MLA (Deputy Chairperson) North Antrim
UUP Roy Beggs Jr MLA East Antrim
Alliance Stephen Farry MLA North Down
DUP Simon Hamilton MLA Strangford
Sinn Féin Fra McCann MLA Belfast West
Sinn Féin Jennifer McCann MLA Belfast West
DUP Adrian McQuillan MLA East Londonderry
SDLP Declan O'Loan MLA North Antrim
PUP Dawn Purvis MLA Belfast East
DUP Peter Weir MLA North Down

Changes 2007-2011

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Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency
10 June 2008 Mervyn Storey MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) North Antrim → Simon Hamilton MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) Strangford
30 June 2008 Mervyn Storey MLA (DUP) North Antrim → Ian Paisley Jr MLA (DUP) North Antrim
29 September 2008 Roy Beggs Jr MLA (DUP) East Antrim → David McNarry MLA (DUP) Strangford
4 July 2009 Simon Hamilton MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) Strangford → Peter Weir MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) North Down
9 September 2009 Mitchel McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin) South Antrim → Jennifer McCann MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West
13 April 2010 Peter Weir MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) North Down → David McNarry MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) Strangford
14 April 2010 Peter Weir MLA (DUP) North Down → Jonathan Craig MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley
18 June 2010 Ian Paisley Jr MLA (DUP) North Antrim → Vacant
14 September 2010 Jonathan Craig MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley → Paul Frew MLA (DUP) North Antrim
Vacant Paul Girvan MLA (DUP) South Antrim
14 September 2009 Fra McCann MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin) North Antrim
20 January 2011 Jennifer McCann MLA (Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Daithí McKay MLA (Chairperson, Sinn Féin) North Antrim

1998-2003 Assembly

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Party Member[8] Constituency
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy MLA (Chairperson) Mid Ulster
SDLP Alex Attwood MLA Belfast West
UUP Billy Bell MLA Lagan Valley
Alliance Seamus Close MLA Lagan Valley
SDLP John Dallat MLA East Londonderry
DUP Oliver Gibson MLA West Tyrone
UUP Derek Hussey MLA West Tyrone
DUP Gardiner Kane MLA North Antrim
UUP James Leslie MLA North Antrim
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey MLA Belfast West
SDLP Donovan McClelland MLA South Antrim
UUP Dermot Nesbitt MLA South Down
DUP Peter Weir MLA North Down

Changes 1998-2003

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Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency
25 January 2000 Dermot Nesbitt MLA (UUP) South Down → Vacant
27 January 2000 John Dallat MLA (SDLP) East Londonderry → Vacant
2 October 2000 Oliver Gibson MLA (DUP) West Tyrone → Nigel Dodds MLA (DUP) Belfast North
Gardiner Kane MLA (DUP) North Antrim Peter Robinson MLA (DUP) Belfast East
15 January 2001 Donovan McClelland MLA (SDLP) South Antrim → Patricia Lewsley MLA (SDLP) Lagan Valley
12 November 2001 Nigel Dodds MLA (DUP) Belfast North → Roger Hutchinson MLA (DUP) East Antrim
Peter Robinson MLA (DUP) Belfast East Maurice Morrow MLA (DUP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone
4 March 2002 James Leslie MLA (UUP) North Antrim → Roy Beggs Jr MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) East Antrim

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Finance and Personnel Committee - niassembly.gov.uk Archived 2008-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, URL accessed 25 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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