Arlene Foster
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The Right Honourable Arlene Foster MLA |
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| First Minister of Northern Ireland | |
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In office 11 January 2016 – 9 January 2017* Serving with Martin McGuinness |
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| Preceded by | Peter Robinson |
| Succeeded by | TBC |
| Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party | |
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Assumed office 17 December 2015 |
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| Deputy | Nigel Dodds |
| Preceded by | Peter Robinson |
| Minister for Finance and Personnel | |
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In office 11 May 2015 – 12 January 2016 |
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| First Minister | Peter Robinson |
| deputy First Minister | Martin McGuinness |
| Preceded by | Simon Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Mervyn Storey |
| Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment | |
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In office 9 June 2008 – 11 May 2015 |
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| First Minister | Peter Robinson |
| deputy First Minister | Martin McGuinness |
| Preceded by | Nigel Dodds |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Bell |
| Minister for the Environment | |
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In office 8 May 2007 – 9 June 2008 |
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| First Minister | Ian Paisley |
| deputy First Minister | Martin McGuinness |
| Preceded by | Dermot Nesbitt |
| Succeeded by | Sammy Wilson |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
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Assumed office 26 November 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Joan Carson |
| Personal details | |
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Arlene Isabel Kelly 3 July 1970 County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, UK |
| Political party |
Ulster Unionist (Before 2003) Independent (2003–2004) Democratic Unionist (2004–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Brian Foster |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Website | Official website |
| *Foster served as Acting First Minister from 11 January 2010 – 3 February 2010 and 10 September 2015 – 20 October 2015 while Robinson was on leave. | |
Arlene Isabel Foster, PC, MLA (née Kelly; born 3 July 1970) is a Northern Irish politician who has been the Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party since December 2015. She also served as the First Minister of Northern Ireland from January 2016 until her involvement in the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal caused Martin McGuinness to resign from the post of deputy First Minister in protest in January 2017. Under the terms of the Northern Ireland power-sharing agreement, Foster is not permitted to remain in office as First Minister without a Deputy First Minister. His resignation caused a snap election to be held.
She has also been the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since 2003. She previously served in the Northern Ireland Executive as Minister of the Environment (2007–08), Minister for Enterprise and Investment (2008–2015) and Minister for Finance and Personnel (2015–16).
Foster was raised in the townland of Dernawilt, between Lisnaskea and Roslea, in the south-east of County Fermanagh. Her experience with the Troubles began early in her life when a night-time attempt was made to kill her father, a Royal Ulster Constabulary reservist, at their home.
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