John Miller Andrews, was the second prime minister of Northern Ireland from 1940 to 1943.
Andrews, c. 1920
John Miller Andrews as a young man, with his parents and family, including his brother Thomas
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
The prime minister of Northern Ireland was the head of the Government of Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. No such office was provided for in the Government of Ireland Act 1920; however, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, as with governors-general in other Westminster systems such as in Canada, chose to appoint someone to head the executive even though no such post existed in statute law. The office-holder assumed the title prime minister to draw parallels with the prime minister of the United Kingdom. On the advice of the new prime minister, the lord lieutenant then created the Department of the Prime Minister. The office of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was suspended in 1972 and then abolished in 1973, along with the contemporary government, when direct rule of Northern Ireland was transferred to London.
Image: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon
Image: John Miller Andrews
Image: James Chichester Clark 1970