Congratulations go from all at the Voice to David Ford, the leader of Alliance, the Northern Ireland sister party of the Liberal Democrats. The Northern Irish Assembly has voted David in as Justice Minister as other parties failed to find cross-community support.
The BBC reports
Before appointing a new minister, MLAs passed a vote to increase the number of devolved ministries at Stormont, to include the new Department of Justice.
Mr Ford will be in charge of the department with more than 4,000 employees and a budget of nearly £1.5bn.
He is the first Northern Ireland Justice minister since Westminster took policing powers away from the old Stormont government in 1972.
All best wishes for what could be a difficult but rewarding job!
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