East Derry MLA is the North’s new Economy Minister

East Derry MLA Caoimhe Archibald is the new Economy Minister at Stormont following the election to the Seanad of former Minister Conor Murphy, who has submitted his resignation.

Ms Archibald is being replaced in Finance by her Sinn Fein colleague John O’Dowd, who in turn is being replaced as Infrastructure Minister by Liz Kimmins.

In a statement this morning, she has pledged to continue prioritising the major advances made by her predecessor, including moving forward with the A5 Western Transport Corridor improvement scheme.

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