Gavin Robinson | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2024 Interim: 29 March 2024 – 29 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Donaldson |
| Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in the House of Commons | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2024 | |
| Leader | Himself[a] |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Donaldson |
| Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party | |
| In office 9 June 2023 – 29 May 2024 | |
| Leader | Jeffrey Donaldson Himself[a] |
| Preceded by | Paula Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of Parliament for Belfast East | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Naomi Long |
| Majority | 2,676 (6.2%) |
| 69th Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
| In office 1 June 2012 – 1 June 2013 | |
| Deputy | Tierna Cunningham |
| Preceded by | Niall Ó Donnghaile |
| Succeeded by | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |
| Member of the Belfast City Council | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Brian Kennedy |
| Constituency | Titanic |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sammy Wilson |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Pottinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gavin James Robinson[1] 22 November 1984 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] |
| Spouse | Lindsay |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Ulster University |
| Profession | Barrister |
Gavin James Robinson (born 22 November 1984) is a Northern Irish unionist politician and barrister who has served as Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) since March 2024.[a][3] He served as Deputy DUP Leader from June 2023 to May 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast East in the UK House of Commons since the 2015 general election. He was Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2012–2013.[4] Robinson is the DUP Spokesperson for Defence and Home Affairs.[5]
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- ^ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9128.
- ^ "Kids' entertainer, barrister, Belfast Lord Mayor and now a rubbish collector..." BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 27 August 2012. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
At 6ft 4ins tall and dressed in yellow he was hard to miss.
- ^ "DUP Statement". Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "BBC News – DUP's Gavin Robinson is new Lord Mayor of Belfast". BBC News. June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Gavin Robinson MP". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.