Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson | |
|---|---|
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| Member of Parliament for Belfast East | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Naomi Long |
| Majority | 2,597 (6.5%) |
| 57th Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
| In office 2012–2013 | |
| Deputy | Tierna Cunningham |
| Preceded by | Niall Ó Donnghaile |
| Succeeded by | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |
| Member of the Belfast City Council | |
| In office 2011–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sammy Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Brian Kennedy |
| Constituency | Pottinger (2011–2014) Titanic (2014–2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gavin James Robinson 22 November 1984 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse | Lindsay |
| Children | Reuben |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Gavin Robinson (born November 1984) is a Northern Ireland barrister who was the 57th Lord Mayor of Belfast, and a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1] Robinson is a Democratic Unionist Party councillor for the Pottinger electoral area in South and East Belfast.[2]
Career
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Alderman Robinson was elected to office on 1 June 2012 and served as Lord Mayor until June 2013. He is the last Unionist to have held the office of Lord Mayor and the only Unionist out of the last six Lord Mayors since 2010. He has represented the Pottinger area of east Belfast since March 2010 when he was co-opted to replace Sammy Wilson. He was then elected in May 2011. A lifelong East Belfast resident, he continues to live in the area with his wife.
Educated at Queen's University Belfast, he read Law and attained a Masters in Irish Politics before commencing practice as a barrister. He is a member of the East Belfast District Policing and Community Safety Partnership subgroup. He previously represented the council on the boards of the Ulster Orchestra and the World Police and Fire Games 2013.
He topped the poll for the Democratic Unionist Party in the constituency of Belfast East, defeating Naomi Long of the Alliance Party to become a Member of Parliament in the 2015 UK General Election. Raised a Presbyterian, he currently attends the Church of Ireland.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "BBC News - DUP's Gavin Robinson is new Lord Mayor of Belfast". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Staff. "Robinson is new Belfast Lord Mayor". Newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2015.