Gavin Robinson

Gavin Robinson
MP
Member of Parliament
for Belfast East
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Naomi Long
Majority 8,474 (19.8 %)
57th Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
2012–2013
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[1]
(1984-11-22) 22 November 1984
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality British
Political party Democratic Unionist Party
Spouse(s) Lindsay
Children Reuben
Alma mater Queen's University Belfast
Profession Barrister

Gavin James Robinson (born 22 November 1984) is a Democratic Unionist Party politician from Belfast in Northern Ireland. A barrister by profession, he was Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2012–2013 and has been MP for Belfast East in the UK House of Commons since the 2015 general election.[2]

Career

Robinson is a lifelong East Belfast resident. Educated at Queen's University Belfast, he read Law and attained a Masters in Irish Politics before commencing practice as a barrister. Raised a Presbyterian, he currently attends the Church of Ireland. He is married. Gavin Robinson is unrelated to former DUP leader and Belfast East MP Peter Robinson.[3]

Robinson was co-opted to Belfast City Council in March 2010 to replace Sammy Wilson representing the Pottinger electoral area of South and East Belfast.[4] He was returned to the council as an alderman in the 2011 local elections and elected Lord Mayor by the council for the year beginning 1 June 2012. He was a member of the East Belfast District Policing and Community Safety Partnership subgroup and represented the council on the boards of the Ulster Orchestra and the 2013 World Police and Fire Games held in Belfast.

He won the constituency of Belfast East for the Democratic Unionist Party, defeating the incumbent Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, to become a Member of Parliament in the 2015 UK General Election.

References

  1. ↑ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9128.
  2. ↑ "BBC News - DUP's Gavin Robinson is new Lord Mayor of Belfast". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Four Northern Ireland constituencies to watch". RTÉ.ie. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Gavin Robinson (no relation of Peter’s)
  4. ↑ Staff. "Robinson is new Belfast Lord Mayor". Newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Niall Ó Donnghaile		 Lord Mayor of Belfast
2012 – 2013		 Succeeded by
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Naomi Long		 Member of Parliament
for Belfast East
2015–present		 Incumbent
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