Paul Girvan

Paul Girvan
MP
Paul Girvan MP
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly; for South Antrim
	In office; 1 July 2010 (co-opted) – 9 June 2017 (elected MP)
Preceded by	William McCrea
Succeeded by	Trevor Clarke
	In office; 26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007
Preceded by	multiple members
Succeeded by	multiple members
Member of Parliament; for South Antrim
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 June 2017
Preceded by	Danny Kinahan
Majority	3,208 (7.4%)
Personal details
Born	6 July 1963 (age 61); Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party

Paul Girvan MP (born 6 July 1963)^[2] is a Northern Irish politician. Since 2017, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim.

As a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), he was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1997, and from 2002–04 served as its mayor. He is currently the Chair of the council's Development Committee.

In 2003, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing South Antrim.^[3] He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007,^[4] but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace William McCrea following his resignation.^[5] In the 2017 general election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for South Antrim,^[6] having defeated the incumbent Ulster Unionist Member, Danny Kinahan.^[7]

Sources

^ Profile, niassembly.gov.uk; accessed 30 June 2014.
^ Girvan. "Girvan, Paul". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Nicholas Whyte. "South Antrim". Northern Ireland Elections. Retrieved 25 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "About South Antrim: David Ford MLA". Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Girvan makes Stormont return", Newtownabbey Times, 8 July 2010; accessed 30 June 2014.
^ Parliament UK
^ "Election 2017: South Antrim Parliamentary constituency". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

External links

Link to NIA profile

Civic offices
Preceded by Vera McWilliam	Mayor of Newtownabbey 2002–2004	Succeeded by Ted Turkington
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by multiple members	MLA for Antrim South 2003–2007	Succeeded by multiple members
Preceded by William McCrea	MLA for Antrim South 2010–2017	Succeeded by Trevor Clarke
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Danny Kinahan	Member of Parliament for South Antrim 2017–present	Incumbent

[1] Profile, niassembly.gov.uk; accessed 30 June 2014.

[2] Girvan. "Girvan, Paul". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[3] Nicholas Whyte. "South Antrim". Northern Ireland Elections. Retrieved 25 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "About South Antrim: David Ford MLA". Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] "Girvan makes Stormont return", Newtownabbey Times, 8 July 2010; accessed 30 June 2014.

[6] Parliament UK

[7] "Election 2017: South Antrim Parliamentary constituency". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

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