The new Government Structure comes into effect today. The restructuring programme is aimed at producing greater efficiencies within Government through a more coordinated and effective framework of Departments.
There are six entirely new departments plus three existing ones as follows:
Department of Community, Culture and Leisure
Department of Economic Development
Department of Education and Children
Department of the Environment, Food and Agriculture
Department of Health
Department of Home Affairs
Department of the Infrastructure
Department of Social Care
Department of the Treasury
And political memberships of the new Government Departments will be as follows:
Department Minister Members
Community, Culture and Leisure David Cretney MHK Brenda Cannell MHK
Quintin Gill MHK
Economic Development Allan Bell MHK Clare Christian MLC
Alex Downie MLC
Juan Watterson MHK
Geoff Corkish MHK
Education and Children Eddie Teare MHK Dudley Butt MLC
David Quirk MHK
Environment, Food and Agriculture John Shimmin MHK Tim Crookall MHK
Juan Turner MLC
Health David Anderson MHK Dudley Butt MLC
Home Affairs Adrian Earnshaw MHK Bill Malarkey MHK
Infrastructure Phil Gawne MHK David Callister MLC
Graham Cregeen MHK
Tim Crookall MHK
David Quirk MHK
Social Care Martyn Quayle MHK Bill Malarkey MHK
Bill Henderson MHK
Treasury Anne Craine MHK Phil Braidwood MLC
Eddie Lowey MLC
