Diane Dodds

The Lady Dodds of Duncairn
Dodds in 2014
Minister for the Economy
In office
11 January 2020 – 14 June 2021
Preceded bySimon Hamilton
Succeeded byPaul Frew
Member of the European Parliament
for Northern Ireland
In office
4 June 2009 – 31 January 2020
Preceded byJim Allister
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Upper Bann
Assumed office
11 January 2020
Preceded byCarla Lockhart
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Belfast West
In office
26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007
Preceded byJoe Hendron
Succeeded byJennifer McCann
Member of
Belfast City Council
In office
5 May 2005 – 21 April 2010
Preceded byEric Smyth
Succeeded byBrian Kingston
ConstituencyCourt
Personal details
Born (1958-08-16) 16 August 1958 (age 66)
Rathfriland, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
SpouseNigel, Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Children3
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
ProfessionTeacher

Diane Jean Dodds, Baroness Dodds of Duncairn, MLA (born 16 August 1958),[1] is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician in Northern Ireland. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Northern Ireland constituency from 2009 to 2020. She previously sat in the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2003 to 2007 as MLA for West Belfast. In 2020, Dodds returned to the Assembly as MLA for Upper Bann and is the DUP's Spokesperson for Education and Skills.[2][3] She is married to Lord Dodds, and as such she is styled as "The Right Honourable The Lady Dodds of Duncairn".

  1. ^ "Your MEPs : Diane DODDS". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "DUP's Diane Dodds to become Upper Bann MLA". itv.com. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Diane Dodds MLA". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.