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| Independent unionist MLA Claire Sugden is to become Northern Ireland's new justice minister. | Independent unionist MLA Claire Sugden is to become Northern Ireland's new justice minister. |
| Ms Sugden, an assembly member for East Londonderry, succeeds Alliance Party leader David Ford, who turned down the job. | |
| Her appointment means that Northern Ireland's Executive can now be formed. | |
| NI Secretary Theresa Villiers had that warned unless a justice minister was appointed by Wednesday fresh assembly elections would have to be held. | |
| The Ulster Unionist Party and Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) are to form an opposition at Stormont, meaning the rest of the executive will be made up by Democratic Unionist and Sinn Féin MLAs. | |
| Shortly after the announcement about Ms Sugden's appointment, First Minister Arlene Foster tweeted the DUP's ministerial team for the new executive. | |
| It will be made up of Alastair Ross, Michelle McIlveen, Paul Givan, Simon Hamilton and Peter Weir. | |
| Mrs Foster said: "This is a good day for Northern Ireland, the people will have a government in place today." | Mrs Foster said: "This is a good day for Northern Ireland, the people will have a government in place today." |
| She added: "Martin [McGuinness] and I are delighted that Claire has agreed to be the new justice minister for the new mandate." | |
| Ms Sugden said that, while it would be a huge challenge, she felt she was "up to it". | |
| "As Martin and Arlene said, this is an opportunity for me, not only for me, but for the people of my constituency and the people of Northern Ireland. | |
| "I am a progressive person, I do look forward to working with my executive colleagues." | |
| Deputy First Minister Mr McGuinness added: "She is a very impressive young woman, a very progressive young woman someone who I think clearly understands the need to be a minister for everybody within our community." |