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Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
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The Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) (Irish: Oifig an Chéad-Aire agus an LeasChéad-Aire, Ulster Scots: Offis o tha Heid Männystèr an tha Heid Männystèr Depute) is the Northern Ireland government department with overall responsibility for the running of the Northern Ireland Executive.
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The First Minister is elected by the Assembly on a joint ticket with the Deputy First Minister. Their joint nomination must obtain an overall majority in the Assembly along with a majority of both designated nationalists and unionists.
This dyarchy was created to enable the leaders of the main unionist and nationalist parties to work together as a team jointly representing both communities.
Until 2002, the First Minister's post was held by David Trimble leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. Initially the Deputy First Minister was the deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Seamus Mallon. He was succeeded upon his retirement by the new SDLP leader, Mark Durkan. Ian Paisley (leader of the Democratic Unionist Party) and Martin McGuinness (chief negotiator for Sinn Féin) became respectively, First Minister and Deputy First Minister on 8 May 2007 in line with the announcement made on 26th March 2007.
First Minister of Northern Ireland (Irish: Céad-Aire Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Heid Männystèr o Norlin Airlann)
| Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | |
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| David Trimble | Ulster Unionist | 1 July 1998 | 1 July 2001 | |
| (Executive suspended) | 11 February 2000 | 30 May 2000 | ||
| Reg Empey (Acting) | Ulster Unionist | 1 July 2001 | 1 November 2001 | |
| (Executive suspended) | 10 August 2001 | 11 August 2001 | ||
| (Executive suspended) | 22 September 2001 | 23 September 2001 | ||
| David Trimble | Ulster Unionist | 1 November 2001 | 14 October 2002 | |
| (Executive suspended) | 15 October 2002 | 7 May 2007 | ||
| Ian Paisley | Democratic Unionist | 8 May 2007 |
Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (Irish: LeasChéad-Aire Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Heid Männystèr Depute o Norlin Airlann)
| Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | |
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| Seamus Mallon | Social Democratic and Labour | 1 July 1998 | 15 July 1999 | |
| (Vacant) | 15 July 1999 | 29 November 1999 | ||
| Seamus Mallon | Social Democratic and Labour | 29 November 1999 | 6 November 2001 | |
| (Executive suspended) | 11 February 2000 | 30 May 2000 | ||
| (Executive suspended) | 10 August 2001 | 11 August 2001 | ||
| (Executive suspended) | 22 September 2001 | 23 September 2001 | ||
| Mark Durkan | Social Democratic and Labour | 6 November 2001 | 14 October 2002 | |
| (Executive suspended) | 15 October 2002 | 7 May 2007 | ||
| Martin McGuinness | Sinn Féin | 8 May 2007 |
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