Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)
The Northern Ireland Assembly established in 1982 represented an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to restore the devolution to Northern Ireland which had been suspended 10 years previously. The Assembly was dissolved in 1986.
Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)
Jim Allister served as DUP Assembly Chief Whip and vice-chairman of Scrutiny Committee of Department of Finance and Personnel
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
The secretary of state for Northern Ireland, also referred to as the Northern Ireland secretary or SoSNI, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the Northern Ireland Office. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Image: Francis Pym (cropped)
Image: Merlyn Rees appearing on After Dark , 16 July 1988 (cropped)
Image: Douglas Hurd, November 2007 cropped