Motion or amendment: Equalising the First Minister and deputy First Minister Titles
Motion or amendment by Mr Matthew O'Toole on .
- MLA
- Mr Matthew O'Toole
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 24 February 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Equalising the First Minister and deputy First Minister Titles
- Assembly identifier
- Document 472939
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Equalising the First Minister and deputy First Minister Titles
That this Assembly recognises that the titles of the First Minister and deputy First Minister are joint and equal in authority and responsibility; acknowledges that the difference in titles is a historical anomaly, made at the request of a unionist party; agrees that the current titles entrench division, frequently detract political attention from matters of real importance, and are against the true meaning of the Good Friday Agreement; notes that several holders of the office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister have called for the titles to be changed to reflect their joint nature; and believes that the titles of the First Minister and deputy First Minister should be equalised ahead of the next Assembly election.
127 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Divisions on this item
- 9 March 2026: Equalising the First Minister and deputy First Minister Titles – The Motion Was Carried
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