Membership of the Regional Development Committee 1999-2002

The Regional Development Committee was established to "advise and assist" the Minister of Regional Development. The Committee provided a system of checks and balances and allowed Assembly members to question Ministers on policy matters. It operated during those periods from November 1999 until October 2002 when devolved power in Northern Ireland was fully operational. The two most senior figures on the Committee were the chair and deputy chair.

Regional Development Committee 1999-2002

• Chairperson: Mr Alban Maginness (SDLP)
• Deputy Chairperson: Mr Alan McFarland (UUP)
• Mr PJ Bradley³ (SDLP)
• Mr Joe Byrne (SDLP)
• Mr David Ervine (PUP)
• Mr William Hay (DUP)
• Mr Derek Hussey (UUP)
• Mr Roger Hutchinson⁵ (DUP)
• Mr Pat McNamee² (SF)
• Mr Mark Robinson¹ (DUP)
• Mr George Savage⁴ (UUP)

Changes Relating to the Regional Development Committee 1999-2002
¹ Mr Mark Robinson replaced Mr Jim Wells as a member of the Committee from 12 November 2001.
² Mr Pat McNamee replaced Mr Conor Murphy as a member of the Committee from 18 September 2000.
³ Mr P J Bradley replaced Mr Denis Haughey as a member of the Committee from 26 January 2000.
⁴ Mr George Savage replaced Rt Hon John Taylor as a member of the Committee from 15 January 2001.
⁵ Mr Roger Hutchinson sat as a DUP MLA from 1 April 2002.

Dates and Meetings of the Regional Development Committee 1999-2002
Dates and Meetings of the Regional Development Committee 1999-2002 can be found at the following links:
http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/regional/regionalmin.htm
http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/regional/regionalmin_archived.htm