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Brian Kingston

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Brian Kingston
Kingston outside Parliament Buildings, Stormont, May 2022
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast North
Assumed office
5 May 2022
Preceded byWilliam Humphrey
70th Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
1 June 2016 – 1 June 2017
DeputyMary Ellen Campbell
Preceded byArder Carson
Succeeded byNuala McAllister
Member of
Belfast City Council
In office
1 May 2010 – 7 May 2022[1]
Preceded byDiane Dodds
Succeeded byNaomi Thompson
ConstituencyCourt
Personal details
Born (1966-02-22) 22 February 1966 (age 58)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
SpouseEileen
Children
  • Leanne
  • Owen
  • Amy
EducationMethodist College Belfast
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
Queens University Belfast
OccupationPolitician

Brian Kingston (born 22 February 1966) is a British Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

Kingston has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast North since the May 2022 election.[2]

He was previously a member of Belfast City Council, for the Court constituency for 12 years, from May 2010 to May 2022, including serving as High Sheriff of Belfast in 2013 and Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2016 to 2017.

References

  1. ^ "Alderman Brian Kingston". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Belfast North result - Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2022.