
Chief Minister Tony Brown MHK has announced the new line-up of the Council of Ministers.
The ministerial appointments will come into effect from April first, to coincide with the major restructuring of government departments.
They are as follows:
Allan Bell - Economic Development
David Cretney - Community, Culture and Leisure
Eddie Teare - Education and Children
John Shimmin - Environment, Food and Agriculture
Adrian Earnshaw - Home Affairs
David Anderson - Health
Martyn Quayle - Social Care
Phil Gawne - Infrastructure
Anne Craine - Treasury
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