Posted 2/3/2024, 4:51:00 PM
Little-Pengelly Becomes NI's First Unionist Deputy First Minister After Returning to Politics
- Emma Little-Pengelly is the first unionist to hold the role of Northern Ireland deputy first minister
- She was appointed to her Assembly seat after the 2022 election, having not stood for election herself
- Little-Pengelly has significant political experience as an MP, Assembly member, special adviser, and junior minister
- She took a break from politics in 2021 after resigning as special adviser, before returning in 2022
- Little-Pengelly is married to senior civil servant Richard Pengelly, permanent secretary of the Department of Justice