Department of Finance and Personnel Northern Ireland

About the Department

DFP is one of 12 Northern Ireland Departments created in December 1999 as part of the Northern Ireland Executive by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.

The Minister of Finance and Personnel is Arlene Foster MLA. The Department's Permanent Secretary is David Sterling.

Our Departmental Aim and Objective:

The overall aim of the Department is “to help the Executive secure the most appropriate and effective use of resources and services for the benefit of the community”.
In pursuing this aim, the key objective of the Department is to deliver quality, cost effective and efficient public services and administration in the department’s areas of executive responsibility