Northern Ireland


YEAR DATE EVENT PRIME MINISTER GOVERNOR
1177 1 february England occupation
1541 june Union to England
1801 1 january Part ok UK
1922 12 december England Count James Craig, Viscount Craigavon James Albert Edward Hamilton, Duke of Abercorn
1940 27 november John Miller Andrews
1943 1 may Basil Stanlake Brooke, Viscount Brookeborough of Colebrooke
1945 7 september William Spencer Leveson Gower, Earl Granville
1952 1 december John de Vere Loder, Baron Wakehurst
1963 26 march Terence O'Neill
1964 3 december John Maxwell Erskine, Baron Erskine of Rerrick
1968 3 december Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton
1969 3 may James Dawson Chichester-Clark
1971 23 march Arthur Brian Faulkner (I)
1972 31 march UK direct rule -
1973 18 july -
1974 1 january UK Region Arthur Brian Faulkner (II)
1974 28 may UK direct rule -
1998 1 july State of UK David Trimble (I)
2001 1 july Sir Reg Empey
2001 6 november David Trimble (II)
2007 8 may Ian Paisley
2008 5 june Peter Robinson
2015 10 september Arlene Foster
2021 17 june Paul Givan
2022 3 february -
2024 3 february Michelle O’Neill

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