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The First Minister is elected by the Assembly on a joint ticket with the Deputy First Minister. Their joint nomination must obtain an overall majority in the Assembly along with a majority of both designated nationalists and unionists. This dyarchy was created to enable the leaders of the main Unionist and nationalist parties to work together as a team jointly representing both communities. Until 2002 , the First Minister's post was held by David Trimble leader of the Ulster Unionist Party . Initially his deputy was the deputy leader of the Social Democratic And Labour Party , Seamus Mallon . He was succeeded upon his retirement by the new SDLP leader, Mark Durkan . FIRST MINISTERS OF NORTHERN IRELAND
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