Northern Ireland government (1921–1972)

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The Northern Ireland government (1921–1972) was the devolved administration at Stormont that oversaw the region’s internal affairs under British rule until its suspension amid escalating conflict and civil unrest.

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Northern Ireland government (1921–1972) canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf devolved government ⓘ
subnational government ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Northern Ireland ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Bloody Sunday context (1972) ⓘ
linked to: Bloody Sunday

civil rights movement in Northern Ireland ⓘ
introduction of internment without trial in 1971 ⓘ
capital Belfast ⓘ
constitutionalDocument Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Ireland Act 1949 ⓘ
constitutionalPrinciple Northern Ireland’s status as part of the United Kingdom unless majority consented otherwise ⓘ
constitutionalStatus devolved administration ⓘ
home rule government ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
dissolved 1972 ⓘ
dominantParty Ulster Unionist Party ⓘ
endTime 1972-03-30 ⓘ
excludedPowers defence ⓘ
foreign affairs ⓘ
most taxation powers ⓘ
executiveBody Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland ⓘ
firstPrimeMinister James Craig ⓘ
Viscount Craigavon ⓘ
governedDuring Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

early years of the Troubles ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
post-war period ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Northern Ireland ⓘ
headOfState Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British monarch
inception 1921 ⓘ
lastPrimeMinister Brian Faulkner ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of Northern Ireland ⓘ
legislativeCompetence internal affairs of Northern Ireland ⓘ
locationOfHeadquarters Stormont Estate, Belfast ⓘ
oversawPolicyArea education in Northern Ireland ⓘ
health in Northern Ireland ⓘ
local government in Northern Ireland ⓘ
policing and security within Northern Ireland ⓘ
oversightBy Secretary of State for the Home Department (before 1972) ⓘ
linked to: Home Secretary
parentOrganization Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: UK government
politicalCharacterization Unionist-dominated government ⓘ
reasonForEnd suspension due to civil unrest and the Troubles ⓘ
replacedBy Northern Ireland Office ⓘ
direct rule from Westminster ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Stormont ⓘ
startTime 1921-06-07 ⓘ
subordinateTo Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
succeededBy Northern Ireland Executive (post-1998) ⓘ

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UUP → governed → Northern Ireland government (1921–1972) ⓘ