First Minister Arlene Foster - Changing of the Stormont guard

ARLENE FOSTER became the North’s First Minister yesterday and added another first to her CV — she is already the first woman to lead the DUP. She is also the youngest person to do so. 

Yesterday, she became the first woman to lead the power-sharing executive.

Her elevation marks an important transition in unionist politics. It also marks a significant generational change in Stormont’s power structures.