Danny Kinahan

Danny Kinahan
Danny Kinahan
	File:Danny Kinahan at Portcullis House November 2015.png
Member of Parliament; for South Antrim
	In office; 8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by	William McCrea
Succeeded by	Paul Girvan
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly; for South Antrim
	In office; 1 June 2009 – 24 June 2015
Preceded by	David Burnside
Succeeded by	Adrian Cochrane-Watson
Personal details
Born	Daniel de Burgh Kinahan; 14 April 1958 (age 66); Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party
Spouse	Anna
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh; Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Captain
Unit	Blues and Royals

Daniel de Burgh Kinahan (born 14 April 1958) is a British politician from the Ulster Unionist Party, Member of Parliament for South Antrim and former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim. In 2005 he was elected to Antrim Borough Council, and in June 2009 he was appointed to the South Antrim seat in the Assembly vacated by the resignation of David Burnside.^[1]

Personal

He is the son of the late Sir Robin Kinahan and Coralie de Burgh and was educated at Craigflower Preparatory School (Torryburn^[2]), Stowe School and Edinburgh University. He is a cousin of singer Chris de Burgh.^[3] Professionally Kinahan is an antiques expert and worked as Christie's auctioneers Irish representative.^[4] He lives with his wife and four children at Castle Upton, Templepatrick. In 2016 he announced he was selling the family home to downsize following the moving out of his children.

In the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 he unsuccessfully stood as a UUP candidate in South Antrim. In 1996, he was appointed High Sheriff of Antrim.^[5] He was re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2011 election.

He stepped down after his election to Westminster and was replaced by Adrian Cochrane-Watson. ^[6]

In the 2015 general election, he was elected as an MP in the House of Commons, as the UUP gained the constituency from the DUP. He finished ahead of the incumbent William McCrea.^[7]

^ "UUP select Burnside replacement". BBC News. 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
^ Torryburn
^ Hello (2007-03-06). "Billy Kennedy's election predictions continue..." The Newsletter. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
^ Queen's University Belfast, Antiques Evening Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "No. 5750". The Belfast Gazette. 16 August 1995. p. 759.
^ Lorna McKay lorna.mckay@jpress.co.uk (2015-06-24). "Watson new South Antrim MLA". Antrimtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
^ "South Antrim". BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by David Burnside	Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Antrim 2009–2015	Succeeded by Adrian Cochrane-Watson
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William McCrea	Member of Parliament for South Antrim 2015–2017	Succeeded by Paul Girvan

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