| [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland|Secretary of State]] || [[Shaun Woodward]] MP
| [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland|Secretary of State]] || [[Shaun Woodward]] MP
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| [[First Minister of Northern Ireland|First Minister]] || [[Ian Paisley]] MP MLA
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| [[First Minister of Northern Ireland|First Minister]] || [[Peter Robinson]] MP MLA
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| [[Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland|Deputy First Minister]] || [[Martin McGuinness]] MP MLA
| [[Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland|Deputy First Minister]] || [[Martin McGuinness]] MP MLA
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=== Devolution ===
=== Devolution ===
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The current political set-up in Northern Ireland stems from the [[Belfast Agreement]] of 1998 which provided for an elected [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] and a power-sharing [[Northern Ireland Executive]] to be jointly headed by the leaders of the main Unionist and Nationalist parties.
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The current political set-up in Northern Ireland stems from the [[Belfast Agreement]] of 1998 which provided for an elected [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] and a power-sharing [[Northern Ireland Executive]] to be jointly headed by the leaders of the main Unionist and Nationalist parties.