Profile

DUP MP for North Antrim, Former DUP MLA for North Antrim

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election

Left the Assembly on 20 June 2010 — Resigned

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] Committee (since 1 Mar 2023)
• Member, Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee (since 25 Jan 2023)
• Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee (since 23 Jan 2023)
• Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee (since 19 Jan 2022)
• Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee (since 15 Dec 2021)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 15 Jan 2020)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (since 8 May 2015)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (since 8 May 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 9 Jan 2023)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (22 Jun 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (11 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee) (16 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 5 Dec 2016)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) ( 8 May 2015 to 8 Jun 2017)
• Member, House of Commons Governance Committee (16 Oct 2014 to 17 Dec 2014)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) ( 6 May 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 6 May 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ian Paisley
• Henry Clark
• Phelim O'Neill
• Hugh O'Neill