Paul Girvan | |
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Member of Parliament for South Antrim | |
In office 8 June 2017 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Danny Kinahan |
Succeeded by | Robin Swann |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim | |
In office 1 July 2010 – 8 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | William McCrea |
Succeeded by | Trevor Clarke |
In office 26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007 | |
Preceded by | Norman Boyd |
Succeeded by | William McCrea |
Member of Newtownabbey Borough Council | |
In office 21 May 1997 – 22 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Cameron |
Succeeded by | Council abolished |
Constituency | Ballyclare |
Personal details | |
Born | William Paul Girvan[1] 6 July 1963[2] Ballyclare, Northern Ireland |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
William Paul Girvan (born 6 July 1963)[3] is a Northern Irish politician who was the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim from 2017 to 2024. Girvan has been the DUP's spokesperson for Transport.[4] He was previously a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim from 2003 to 2007, and then from 2010 to 2017.
Career[edit]
Newtownabbey Council[edit]
Girvan was first elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1997, representing the Ballyclare District, and was re-elected in 2001, 2005 and 2011. From 2002 to 2004, he served as Mayor of Newtownabbey, and has also served as Chair of the council's Development Committee.
NI Assembly[edit]
In 2003, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing South Antrim.[5] He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007,[6] but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace William McCrea following his resignation.[7]
Member of Parliament[edit]
In the 2017 general election, he was elected as the MP for South Antrim,[8] having defeated the incumbent Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP Danny Kinahan.[9]
In March 2019, Girvan was one of 21 MPs who voted against LGBT inclusive sex and relationship education in English schools.[10][11]
In the 2024 general election Girvan was defeated by the UUP's Robin Swann.[12]
Sources[edit]
- ^ "No. 8218". The Belfast Gazette. 23 December 2019. p. 1002.
- ^ Profile Archived 19 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, niassembly.gov.uk; accessed 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Girvan, Paul". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 February 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Paul Girvan MP". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Whyte, Nicholas (28 December 2019). Kelly, Conal (ed.). "South Antrim". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "About South Antrim: David Ford MLA". Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Girvan makes Stormont return" Archived 11 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Newtownabbey Times, 8 July 2010; accessed 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Contact information for Paul Girvan - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Election 2017: South Antrim Parliamentary constituency". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Butterworth, Benjamin (7 October 2020). "MPS vote to back LGBT inclusive relationship education from age 5". iNews. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Bartlett, Nicola (28 March 2019). "21 MPS who voted against teaching kids about gay families". iNews. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Tunney, Liam (5 July 2024). "Robin Swann's switch pays off in South Antrim… but his speech proved old habits die hard". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 5 July 2024.