Department for Employment and Learning

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Department for Employment and Learning (DEL, sometimes DELNI) (Irish: An Roinn Fostaíochta agus Foghlama[1], Ulster Scots: Männystrie o Darg an Lear) is a Government Department in the Northern Ireland Executive, the current direct-rule minister is Maria Eagle MP. The aim of the Department is to "promote learning and skills, to prepare people for work and to support the economy.". The department was originally the Department for Further and Higher Education, Training and Development.

[edit] Minister

Minister	Party	Took office	Left office
Seán Farren*	Social Democratic and Labour	November 29, 1999	December 14, 2001
Carmel Hanna	Social Democratic and Labour	October 14, 2001	December 14, 2002
(Executive suspended)		15 October 2002	7 May 2007
to be announced	Ulster Unionist	8 May 2007