Executive Office (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland government department
The Executive Office (TEO) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive with overall responsibility for the running of the Executive. The ministers with overall responsibility for the department are the First Minister and deputy First Minister.
The department was originally known as the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister (OFMDFM), with the same capitalisation used in the department's logo. Following a change in policy in 2007 (see First Minister and deputy First Minister), the word "deputy" was then spelt with a lower-case d, but the older version of the name was retained in the logo. In May 2016, the department was renamed The Executive Office as a result of the Fresh Start Agreement.
Ministers
On 3 February 2024, the 6th Executive of Northern Ireland was formed. Michelle O'Neill (Sinn Féin) was appointed First Minister, and Emma Little-Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party) was appointed deputy First Minister.
Aisling Reilly (Sinn Féin) and Joanne Bunting (Democratic Unionist Party) serve as junior Ministers.
Responsibilities
The overall aim of The Executive Office (TEO) is to "deliver a peaceful, fair, equal and prosperous society". Its key stated objectives include: "driving investment and sustainable development"; "Tackling disadvantage and promoting equality of opportunity"; and the "effective operation of the institutions of government".
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