The Committee for Education is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department of Education and Minister of Education (currently Paul Givan) on matters within their responsibility as a minister. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.
Membership Membership of the Committee is as follows:
Party MemberConstituency Nick Mathison MLA (Chairperson) Strangford Pat Sheehan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Belfast West Danny Baker MLA Belfast West David Brooks MLA Belfast East Jon Burrows MLA North Antrim Michelle Guy MLA Lagan Valley Cara Hunter MLA East Londonderry Peter Martin MLA North Down Cathy Mason MLA South Down
2022–2027 Assembly The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 14 February 2024.
Party MemberConstituency Nick Mathison MLA (Chairperson) Strangford Pat Sheehan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Belfast West Danny Baker MLA Belfast West David Brooks MLA Belfast East Cheryl Brownlee MLA East Antrim Robbie Butler MLA Lagan Valley Cara Hunter MLA East Londonderry Cathy Mason MLA South Down Kate Nicholl MLA Belfast South
Changes 2022–2027 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 9 September 2024 Kate Nicholl MLA (Alliance) Belfast South → Michelle Guy MLA (Alliance) Lagan Valley 16 September 2024 Cheryl Brownlee MLA (DUP) East Antrim → Peter Martin MLA (DUP) North Down 7 October 2024 Robbie Butler MLA (UUP) Lagan Valley → Colin Crawford MLA (UUP) North Antrim 9 June 2025 David Brooks MLA (DUP) Belfast East → Cheryl Brownlee MLA (DUP) East Antrim 30 June 2025 Cheryl Brownlee MLA (DUP) East Antrim → David Brooks MLA (DUP) Belfast East 31 July 2025 Colin Crawford MLA (UUP) North Antrim → Jon Burrows MLA (UUP) North Antrim 23 September 2025 Peter Martin MLA (DUP) North Down → Gary Middleton MLA (DUP) Foyle
2017–2022 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 22 January 2020.
Party MemberConstituency Chris Lyttle MLA (Chairperson) Belfast East Karen Mullan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Foyle Maurice Bradley MLA East Londonderry Robbie Butler MLA Lagan Valley William Humphrey MLA Belfast North Catherine Kelly MLA West Tyrone Daniel McCrossan MLA West Tyrone Justin McNulty MLA Newry and Armagh Robin Newton MLA Belfast East
Changes 2017–2022 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 3 November 2020 Catherine Kelly MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone → Nicola Brogan MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone 3 November 2020 Karen Mullan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Foyle → Pat Sheehan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast West 21 June 2021 Maurice Bradley MLA (DUP) East Londonderry → Diane Dodds MLA (DUP) Upper Bann William Humphrey MLA (DUP) Belfast North Harry Harvey MLA (DUP) Strangford Source:
2016–2017 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 1 June 2016.
Party MemberConstituency Barry McElduff MLA (Chairperson) West Tyrone Chris Lyttle MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Belfast East Rosemary Barton MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone David Hilditch MLA East Antrim Carla Lockhart MLA Upper Bann Phillip Logan MLA North Antrim Colin McGrath MLA South Down Maurice Morrow MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Sandra Overend MLA Mid Ulster Catríona Ruane MLA South Down
Changes 2016–2017 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 20 June 2016 Caitríona Ruane MLA (Sinn Féin) South Down → Jennifer McCann MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West 6 December 2016 Jennifer McCann MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West →Vacant
2011–2016 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 2011–2016 Assembly on 25 May 2011.
Party MemberConstituency Mervyn Storey MLA (Chairperson) North Antrim David McNarry MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Strangford Michaela Boyle MLA West Tyrone Jonathan Craig MLA Lagan Valley Jo-Anne Dobson MLA Upper Bann Phil Flanagan MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Brenda Hale MLA Lagan Valley Trevor Lunn MLA Lagan Valley Michelle McIlveen MLA Strangford Daithí McKay MLA North Antrim Conall McDevitt MLA Belfast South
Changes 2011–2016 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 31 January 2012 David McNarry MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) Strangford → Mike Nesbitt MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) Strangford 17 April 2012 Mike Nesbitt MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) Strangford → Danny Kinahan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) South Antrim 23 April 2012 Conall McDevitt MLA (SDLP) Belfast South → Seán Rogers MLA (SDLP) South Down 10 September 2012 Phil Flanagan MLA (Sinn Féin) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin) North Antrim Chris Hazzard MLA (Sinn Féin) South Down Pat Sheehan MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West 16 September 2013 Brenda Hale MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley → Michelle McIlveen MLA (DUP) Strangford Robin Newton MLA (DUP) Belfast East Stephen Moutray MLA (DUP) Upper Bann 2 December 2013 Michaela Boyle MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone → Maeve McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin) Foyle 4 July 2014 Jo-Anne Dobson MLA (UUP) Upper Bann → Sandra Overend MLA (UUP) Mid Ulster 24 September 2014 Mervyn Storey MLA (Chairperson, DUP) North Antrim → Michelle McIlveen MLA (Chairperson, DUP) Strangford 6 October 2014 Stephen Moutray MLA (DUP) Upper Bann → Nelson McCausland MLA (DUP) Belfast North 17 November 2014 Seán Rogers MLA (SDLP) South Down → Colum Eastwood MLA (SDLP) Foyle 8 December 2014 Colum Eastwood MLA (SDLP) Foyle → Seán Rogers MLA (SDLP) South Down 15 June 2015 Danny Kinahan MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) South Antrim → Sandra Overend MLA (Deputy Chairperson, UUP) Mid Ulster 30 June 2015 Sandra Overend MLA (UUP) Mid Ulster → Ross Hussey MLA (UUP) West Tyrone 14 September 2015 Ross Hussey MLA (UUP) West Tyrone → Danny Kennedy MLA (UUP) Newry and Armagh 8 February 2016 Seán Rogers MLA (SDLP) South Down → Dolores Kelly MLA (SDLP) Upper Bann
2007–2011 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 2007–2011 Assembly on 18 May 2007.
Party MemberConstituency Sammy Wilson MLA (Chairperson) East Antrim Dominic Bradley MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Newry and Armagh Mary Bradley MLA Foyle Paul Butler MLA Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson MLA Lagan Valley Trevor Lunn MLA Lagan Valley Basil McCrea MLA Lagan Valley Michelle McIlveen MLA Strangford Michelle O'Neill MLA Mid Ulster Ken Robinson MLA East Antrim Mervyn Storey MLA North Antrim
Changes 2007–2011 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 31 March 2008 Jeffrey Donaldson MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley → Nelson McCausland MLA (DUP) Belfast North 21 May 2008 Paul Butler MLA (Sinn Féin) Lagan Valley → John O'Dowd MLA (Sinn Féin) Upper Bann 10 June 2008 Sammy Wilson MLA (Chairperson, DUP) East Antrim → Mervyn Storey MLA (Chairperson, DUP) North Antrim 17 June 2008 Sammy Wilson MLA (DUP) East Antrim → Edwin Poots MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley 26 January 2009 Ken Robinson MLA (UUP) East Antrim → Tom Elliott MLA (UUP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone 22 June 2009 Tom Elliott MLA (UUP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → John McCallister MLA (UUP) South Down 14 September 2009 Nelson McCausland MLA (DUP) Belfast North → Alastair Ross MLA (DUP) East Antrim Edwin Poots MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley Jonathan Craig MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley 9 November 2010 John McCallister MLA (UUP) South Down → Reg Empey MLA (UUP) Belfast East 14 April 2010 Dominic Bradley MLA (Deputy Chairperson, SDLP) Newry and Armagh → David Hilditch MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) East Antrim David Hilditch MLA (DUP) East Antrim Dominic Bradley MLA (SDLP) Newry and Armagh 14 September 2010 Alastair Ross MLA (DUP) East Antrim → Jonathan Craig MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley
1998-2003 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 1998-2003 Assembly on 30 November 1999.
Party MemberConstituency Danny Kennedy MLA (Chairperson) Newry and Armagh Sammy Wilson MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Belfast East Eileen Bell MLA North Down Tom Benson MLA Strangford John Fee MLA Newry and Armagh Tommy Gallagher MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Oliver Gibson MLA West Tyrone Patricia Lewsley MLA Lagan Valley Barry McElduff MLA West Tyrone Gerry McHugh MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ken Robinson MLA East Antrim
Changes 1998-2003 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 24 December 2000 Tom Benson MLA (UUP) Strangford → Vacant 29 January 2001 Vacant → Tom Hamilton MLA (UUP) Strangford 21 May 2002 Patricia Lewsley MLA (SDLP) Lagan Valley → Alban Maginness MLA (SDLP) Belfast North 1 July 2002 Barry McElduff MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone → Mitchel McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin) Foyle
References
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