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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website. Also visit the pages covering the political leadership of Great Britain and Republic of Ireland (Eire).
Parties: UUP: Ulster Unionist Party (aka Official Unionist Party, OUP) - SDLP: Social Democratic and Labour Party - DUP:
Democratic Unionist Party (aka Ulster Democratic Unionist Party, UDUP) - SF: Sinn Féin ("We Ourselves") - APNI: Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Heads of the Executive
Prime Ministers
Basil Stanlake Brooke 1 May 1943 - 26 Mar 1963 (†1973) UUP
Terence O'Neill 26 Mar 1963 - 3 May 1969 (†1990) UUP
James Chichester-Clark 3 May 1969 - 23 Mar 1971 (†2002) UUP
Brian Faulkner 23 Mar 1971 - 30 Mar 1972 (†1977) UUP
--> Government suspended and direct British rule imposed
Chief of the 'Power-Sharing' Executive
Brian Faulkner 1 Jan 1974 - 28 May 1974 (†1977) UUP
First Ministers
David Trimble 1 Jul 1998 - 1 Jul 2001 (†2022) UUP
Reg Empey 1 Jul 2001 - 6 Nov 2001 UUP (acting)
David Trimble 6 Nov 2001 - 14 Oct 2002 (†2022) UUP
--> Assembly and Government suspended
Ian Paisley 8 May 2007 - 5 Jun 2008 (†2014) DUP
Peter Robinson 5 Jun 2008 - 11 Jan 2010 DUP
Arlene Foster 11 Jan 2010 - 3 Feb 2010 DUP (acting for Peter Robinson)
Peter Robinson 3 Feb 2010 - 10 Sep 2015 DUP
Arlene Foster 10 Sep 2015 - 20 Oct 2015 DUP (acting for Peter Robinson)
Peter Robinson 20 Oct 2015 - 11 Jan 2016 DUP
Arlene Foster 11 Jan 2016 - 9 Jan 2017 DUP
--> Assembly and Government suspended
Arlene Foster 11 Jan 2020 - 17 Jun 2021 DUP
Paul Givan 17 Jun 2021 - 4 Feb 2022 DUP
Michelle O'Neill 3 Feb 2024 - SF
Deputy First Ministers
Seamus Mallon 1 Jul 1998 - 6 Nov 2001 SDLP
Mark Durkan 6 Nov 2001 - 14 Oct 2002 SDLP
Martin McGuinness 8 May 2007 - 20 Sep 2011 (†2017) SF
John O'Dowd 20 Sep 2011 - 31 Oct 2011 SF
Martin McGuinness 31 Oct 2011 - 9 Jan 2017 (†2017) SF
Michelle O'Neill 11 Jan 2020 - 4 Feb 2022 SF
Emma Little-Pengelly 3 Feb 2024 - DUP
David Trimble was First Minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1 Jul 1998 and of the Executive Committee of Ministers from 2 Dec 1999. Since its inauguration on 1 Jul 1998, the autonomy has been suspended five times: 11 Feb-30 May 2000, 10-11 Aug 2001, 22-23 Sep 2001, 14 Oct 2002 to 8 May 2007 and 9 Jan 2017-11 Jan 2020.
Speakers of the Assembly
John Alderdice 1 Jul 1998 – 29 Feb 2004 APNI
Eileen Bell 8 May 2007 - 8 May 2007 APNI
William Hay 8 May 2007 - 13 Oct 2014 DUP
Mitchel McLaughlin 12 Jan 2015 - 12 May 2016 SF
Robin Newton 12 May 2016 - 11 Jan 2020 DUP
Alex Maskey 11 Jan 2020 - 3 Feb 2024 SF
Edwin Poots 3 Feb 2024 - DUP
British Governors
James Albert Hamilton
(Duke of Abercorn) 12 Dec 1922 - 7 Sep 1945 (†1953)
William Spencer Gower
(Earl Granville) 7 Sep 1945 - 1 Dec 1952 (†1953)
John de Vere Loder
(Baron Wakehurst) 3 Dec 1952 - 1 Dec 1964 (†1970)
John Maxwell Erskine
(Baron Erskine of Rerrick) 3 Dec 1964 - 2 Dec 1968 (†1980)
Ralph Francis Grey
(Baron Grey of Naunton) 3 Dec 1968 - 18 Jul 1973 (†1999)
British Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland
William Whitelaw 1972-1973 (†1999)
Francis Pym 1973-1974 (†2008)
Merlyn Rees 1974-1976 (†2006)
Roy Mason 1976-1979 (†2015)
Humphrey Atkins 1979-1981 (†1996)
James Prior 1981-1984 (†2016)
Douglas Hurd 1984-1985
Tom King 1985-1989
Peter Brooke 1989-1992
Patrick Mayhew 1992-1997
Mo Mowlan 1997-1999 (†2005)
Peter Mandelson 1999-2001
John Reid 2001-2002
Paul Murphy 2002-2005
Peter Hain 2005-2007
Shaun Woodward 2007-2010
Owen Paterson 2010-2012
Theresa Villiers 2012-2016
James Brokenshire 2016-2018
Karen Bradley 2018-2019
Julian Smith 2019-2020
Brandon Lewis 2020-2022
Shailesh Vara 2022
Chris Heaton-Harris 2022-
 Leaders of DUP
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Leaders
Ian Paisley 1971-2008 (†2014)
Peter Robinson 2008-2015
Arlene Foster 2015-2021
Edwin Poots 2021
Jeffrey Donaldson 2021-2024
Gavin Robinson 2024- (interim)
Chairpersons
Desmond Boal 1971-1973 (†2015)
William Beattie 1973-1980
James McClure 1981-2000 (†2014)
Maurice Morrow 2000-
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 Leaders of SF in Northern Ireland
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Gerard (Gerry) Adams 1998-2007
Martin McGuinness 2007-2017 (†2017)
Michelle O'Neill 2017-
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Sinn Féin, mirroring the developments occurred in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) some days before, split on 11 Jan 1970 in two parties, the Provisional Sinn Féin and an Official Sinn Féin. Subsequently, the Provisional Sinn Féin became the dominant party. The Official Sinn Féin under the leadership of Tomás MacGiolla changed its name to Sinn Féin-The Workers’ Party in 1977 and simply to Workers’ Party in 1982.
 Leaders of UUP
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Leaders
John Miller Andrews 1940-1946 (†1956)
Basil Stanlake Brooke 1946-1963 (†1973)
Terence O'Neill 1963-1969 (†1990)
James Chichester-Clark 1969-1971 (†2002)
Brian Faulkner 1971-1974 (†1977)
Harry West 1974-1979 (†2004)
James Molyneaux 1979-1995 (†2015)
David Trimble 1995-2005 (†2022)
Reg Empey 2005-2010
Tom Elliott 2010-2012
Mike Nesbitt 2012-2017
Robin Swann 2017-2019
Steve Aiken 2019-2021
Doug Beattie 2021-
Chairpersons
Dennis Rogan 1996-2001
James Cooper 2003-2005
David Campbell 2005-2012
Reg Empey 2012-2019
Danny Kennedy 2019-2022
Jill Macauley 2022-
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 Leaders of SDLP
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Leaders
Gerry Fitt 1970-1979 (†2005)
John Hume 1979-2001 (†2020)
Mark Durkan 2001-2010
Margaret Ritchie 2010-2011
Alasdair McDonnell 2011-2015
Colum Eastwood 2015-
Chairpersons
Eddie McGrady 1971-1973 (†2013)
Denis Haughey 1973-1978
Brid Rodgers 1978-1980
Sean Farren 1980-1984
Alban Maginness 1984-1990
Mark Durkan 1990-1995
Jonathan Stephenson 1995-1998 (†2011)
Jim Lennon 1998-2000
Alex Attwood 2000-2004
Patricia Lewsley 2004-2007
Eddie McGrady 2007-2009 (†2013)
Joe Byrne 2009-2012
John Dallat 2012-2013
John Clayton 2013-2015
Rosemary Flanagan 2015
Ronan McCay 2015-2017
Colin McGrath 2017-2023
Daniel McCrossan 2023-
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