Committee for Finance

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.Finance and Personnel Committee - niassembly.gov.uk , URL accessed 25 November 2008.

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

Membership Membership of the committee is as follows:

Party MemberConstituency Matthew O'Toole MLA (Chairperson) Belfast South Diane Forsythe MLA (Deputy Chairperson) South Down Steve Aiken MLA South Antrim Gerry Carroll MLA Belfast West Jemma Dolan MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Deirdre Hargey MLA Belfast South Harry Harvey MLA Strangford Brian Kingston MLA Belfast North Eóin Tennyson MLA Upper Bann

2022–2027 Assembly

Party MemberConstituency Matthew O'Toole MLA (Chairperson) Belfast South Diane Forsythe MLA (Deputy Chairperson) South Down Steve Aiken MLA South Antrim Phillip Brett MLA Belfast North Nicola Brogan MLA West Tyrone Gerry Carroll MLA Belfast West Paul Frew MLA North Antrim Deirdre Hargey MLA Belfast South Eóin Tennyson MLA Upper Bann

Changes 2022–2027 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

Party MemberConstituency Steve Aiken MLA (Chairperson) South Antrim Paul Frew MLA (Deputy Chairperson) North Antrim Jim Allister MLA North Antrim Pat Catney MLA Lagan Valley Phillip Brett MLA Belfast North Jemma Dolan MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Maolíosa McHugh MLA West Tyrone Matthew O'Toole MLA Belfast South Jim Wells MLA South Down

Changes 2017-2022 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

Party MemberConstituency Emma Little-Pengelly MLA (Chairperson) Belfast South Claire Hanna MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Belfast South Jim Allister MLA North Antrim Jonathan Bell MLA Strangford Paul Girvan MLA South Antrim Ross Hussey MLA West Tyrone Gerry Mullan MLA East Londonderry John O'Dowd MLA Upper Bann Caitríona Ruane MLA South Down Philip Smith MLA Strangford Jim Wells MLA South Down

Changes 2016-2017 None

2011-2016 Assembly

Party MemberConstituency Conor Murphy MLA (Chairperson) Newry and Armagh Dominic Bradley MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Newry and Armagh Judith Cochrane MLA Belfast East Leslie Cree MLA North Down Paul Girvan MLA South Antrim David Hilditch MLA East Antrim William Humphrey MLA East Antrim Paul Maskey MLA Belfast West Adrian McQuillan MLA East Londonderry Mitchel McLaughlin MLA South Antrim Caitríona Ruane MLA South Down

Changes 2011-2016 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 (Chairperson, 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

Party MemberConstituency Mitchel McLaughlin MLA (Chairperson) South Antrim Mervyn Storey MLA (Deputy Chairperson) North Antrim Roy Beggs Jr MLA East Antrim Stephen Farry MLA North Down Simon Hamilton MLA Strangford Fra McCann MLA Belfast West Jennifer McCann MLA Belfast West Adrian McQuillan MLA East Londonderry Declan O'Loan MLA North Antrim Dawn Purvis MLA Belfast East Peter Weir MLA North Down

Changes 2007-2011 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

Party MemberConstituency Francie Molloy MLA (Chairperson) Mid Ulster Alex Attwood MLA Belfast West Billy Bell MLA Lagan Valley Seamus Close MLA Lagan Valley John Dallat MLA East Londonderry Oliver Gibson MLA West Tyrone Derek Hussey MLA West Tyrone Gardiner Kane MLA North Antrim James Leslie MLA North Antrim Alex Maskey MLA Belfast West Donovan McClelland MLA South Antrim Dermot Nesbitt MLA South Down Peter Weir MLA North Down

Changes 1998-2003 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 Committee

References

External links Committee for Finance and Personnel