Department for the Economy

Department for the Economy
Department overview
FormedJune 1921 (as Ministry of Commerce)
Preceding Department
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
HeadquartersAdelaide House, 39–49 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FD
Employees582 (September 2011)[1]
Annual budget£207.1 million (current) & £68.7 million (capital) for 2011–12[2]
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Ian Snowden[3], Permanent Secretary
Websitewww.economy-ni.gov.uk

The Department for the Economy (DfE, Irish: An Roinn Geilleagair[4]) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister for the Economy.

DfE was renamed in 2016; it was previously called the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Investment.

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Quarterly Employment Survey Historical Data". Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Budget 2011–15" (PDF). Department of Finance and Personnel. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. ^ "DfE Permanent Secretary". 21 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Annual Report 2003" (PDF) (in Irish). North/South Ministerial Council. Retrieved 3 March 2009.[permanent dead link] (page 29)