_id	Special Adviser	Dept	Special Advisers’ Relevant Interests (2020/21)
1	Mark Beattie	DAERA	"Member of the National Trust, Member of Glenarm Estate, Member of the Greenmount Association (CAFRE)
Father is a farmer in receipt of farm payments from DAERA
Relatives and close connections who work in the agri-food sector, including but not limited to primary production and agri-technology
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2	Peter Martin 	DE	"On a career break from Belfast Metropolitan College.  Two children attend Primary School.  Former Councillor, Ards and North Down Borough Council
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3	Ronan McGinley	DfC	"Member of Board of Governors for St Patrick’s Primary School, Ardboe.  Vice Chair, Ardboe Community Projects.  Non-playing Member of Ardboe GAC.  Former Councillor, Mid Ulster District Council.  Employed by Start 360 and Board Member BID 2 immediately prior to appointment as special adviser
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4	Alastair Ross	DfE	Immediately prior to employment as a special adviser I provided consultancy services to Weber Shandwick, was a UK Electoral Commissioner and was on the Probation Board for Northern Ireland
5	Tanya McCamphill	DfI	No relevant interests
6	Eoin Rooney	DoF	Brother is a Civil Servant and mother is a health professional
7	Mark Ovens	DoH	No relevant interests
8	Claire Johnson	DoJ	"Member of the Committee on the Administration of Justice
Partner’s father is Chair of the Probation Board
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9	Stephen McGlade	TEO	"Member of Unison.  Member of Queen’s Graduate Association.  Member of the Centre for European Law, Trinity College.  Member of the Committee on the Administration of Justice
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10	Dara O'Hagan	TEO	No relevant interests
11	John Loughran	TEO	School Governor at Edmund Rice College, Glengormley
12	Philip Weir	TEO	"Medical practitioner registered with the General Medical Council.  Wife works as a General Practitioner and employee of the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust.  Income from small farm holding
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13	Emma Little-Pengelly	TEO	"Barrister (non-practising), member of the Inns of Court (NI).  Husband is Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health
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14	Michelle Canning (November 2020 – January 2021)	TEO	"Partner works with Queen’s University, Belfast.  Immediately prior to appointment as Special Adviser, Michelle was acting Head of Corporate Communications for the Housing Executive.  Co-founder of Women in PR
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15	Lee Reynolds (from November 2020)	TEO	"Board member, Arts for All.  Sister is Chief Executive of Causeway and Mid-Ulster Women’s Aid
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