AQW 23022/22-27 Written question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) a list all of public appointments made by the Executive Office; (ii) the tenure of these positions; and (iii) any action being taken to ensure the continuity of these appointments at renewal.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 20 February 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 20 February 2025
- Answer due by
- 7 March 2025
- Answered
- 14 April 202553 days after tabling
- Department
- The Executive Office
- Priority question
- No
Answer
We are responsible for the appointment of a significant and diverse range of public appointments. These are listed, together with the associated tenure status, in the table below.
Public appointments are complex and lengthy processes. Extensive planning takes place far in advance of the end of appointment terms to mitigate against vacancies occurring, insofar as this is possible. Where positions are listed as currently vacant, active processes are in place. TEO’s Central Appointments Unit will monitor the position on an ongoing basis.
| Arm’s Length Body | Position | Expiry/Status of Current Term |
| NI Climate Commissioner | Commissioner | Inaugural appointment |
| The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission (NIJAC) | 5 Lay Member Commissioners | 1 x vacant position |
| 1 x term expires June 2025 | ||
| 3 x term expires May 2026 | ||
| The Strategic Investment Board (SIB) | Chair | Vacant |
| Non Executive Directors | 2 x Vacant | |
| 4 x term expires September - October 2025 | ||
| Community Relations Council | Chair | Term expires: 31st May 2027 |
| Board Members | 50% board: term expires 30th November 2025 | |
| 50% board term expires 31st May 2027 | ||
| Truth Recovery Independent Panel | 2 co-Chairs, 5 expert members, 3 victim and survivors’ members | Term expires: October 2025 |
| Truth Recovery Redress Service | Vacant – posts not yet established | |
| 2 non-judicial members | ||
| The Office of Identity and Cultural Expression | Director | Inaugural appointments |
| 5 other members | ||
| The Irish Language Commissioner | Irish Language Commissioner | Inaugural appointment |
| The Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition | Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition | Inaugural appointment |
| Commission for Victims and Survivors | Commissioner | Vacant |
| Victims & Survivors Service | Chair | Chair |
| 7 Board Members | 3 board positions vacant | |
| 4 board members term expire October 2026 and August/September 2027 | ||
| Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse | Commissioner | Term expires: December 2025 |
| Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation (MLKDC) | Chair | Vacant |
| Board Members | 6 board positions vacant | |
| 4 board members term expires October 2028 | ||
| Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland (NICCY) | Commissioner | Term expires: September 2027 |
| Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland (COPNI) | Commissioner | Term expires: April 2029 |
| Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland (CPANI) | Commissioner | Vacant |
| Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) | Ombudsman | Term expires: July 2026 |