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Andrews ministry (Northern Ireland)

Northern Irish home rule legislature

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ4759114 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which existed from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended. It was subsequently abolished under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

The second Government or Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland was led by J. M. Andrews, who was Prime Minister from 25 November 1940 to 31 April 1943.

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The public source identifies “Andrews ministry (Northern Ireland)” as northern Irish home rule legislature. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Andrews, ministry and Northern.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1920, 1921, 1972, 1973—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Andrews, ministry and Northern providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Andrews ministry (Northern Ireland)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.