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The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was the head of the Government of Northern Ireland, appointed by the Governor of Northern Ireland under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. The system of government created by the Act, of a bicameral legislature, with a majoritarian system of home rule, was abolished in 1972.

Prime Ministers of Northern Ireland

# Name Took Office Left Office Party
1. Sir James Craig June 7, 1921 November 24, 1940 (death) Unionist Party
2. John Miller Andrews November 25, 1940 May 1, 1943 Unionist Party
3. Sir Basil Brooke May 1, 1943 March 25, 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey Unionist Party
4. Terence O'NeillCaptain Terence O'Neill ( September 10, 1914 June 12, 1990), was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. Terence O'Neill was born on September 10, 1914 in County Antrim. He was the son of Capt. Arthur O'Neill, the first MP to be killed as a result March 25, 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey May 1, 1969 Unionist Party
5. James Chichester-Clark May 1, 1969 March 23, 1971 Unionist Party
6. Brian Faulkner March 23, 1971 March 30, 1972 Unionist Party

A new office, First Minister of Northern Ireland was created by the Belfast Agreement. In contrast with the majoritarianism of the earlier Stormont regime, the new power-sharing assembly operates on the principles of consociational democracy.

History of Northern Ireland



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