The Committee for Finance is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department of Finance and Minister for Finance. 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 (9)

Party Member
DUP Paul Frew (Deputy Chairperson)
DUP Jim Wells
Sinn Féin Maolíosa McHugh
Sinn Féin Jemma Dolan
Sinn Féin Philip McGuigan
SDLP Pat Catney
SDLP Matthew O'Toole
TUV Jim Allister
Ulster Unionist Steve Aiken (Chairperson)

Chairpersons

Minister Image Party Took office Left office
    Francie Molloy Sinn Féin 30 November 1999 28 April 2003
Office suspended
    Mitchel McLaughlin Sinn Féin 9 May 2007 8 September 2009
    Jennifer McCann Sinn Féin 9 September 2009 19 January 2011
    Daithí McKay Sinn Féin 20 January 2011 25 March 2011
    Conor Murphy Sinn Féin 16 May 2011 1 July 2012
    Daithí McKay Sinn Féin 2 July 2012 6 May 2016
    Emma Little-Pengelly DUP 25 May 2016 26 January 2017
Office suspended
    Steve Aiken Ulster Unionist 14 January 2020 Present

See also

References

  1. ^ Finance and Personnel Committee - niassembly.gov.uk Archived 2008-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, URL accessed 25 November 2008.