Billy Hutchinson | |
|---|---|
| President of the Progressive Unionist Party | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2023 | |
| Leader | Russell Watton |
| Preceded by | Hugh Smyth |
| Leader of the Progressive Unionist Party | |
| In office 15 October 2011 – 14 June 2023 | |
| Deputy | Nigel Gardiner John Kyle Russell Watton |
| Preceded by | Brian Ervine Hugh Smyth (Interim) |
| Succeeded by | Russell Watton |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 6 January 2014 – 20 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Smyth |
| Succeeded by | Ron McDowell |
| Constituency | Court |
| In office 21 May 1997 – 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Rodgers |
| Succeeded by | Fred Cobain |
| Constituency | Oldpark |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast North | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | New creation |
| Succeeded by | Kathy Stanton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Hutchinson December 1955 (age 68) [1] Shankill, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Progressive Unionist Party |
| Organization | Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
Billy "Hutchie" Hutchinson (born December 1955) is a Northern Irish Ulster Loyalist politician and activist who served as leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) from 2011 to 2023, now serving as party president. He was a Belfast City Councillor, representing Oldpark from 1997 to 2005, and then Court from 2014 to 2023. Hutchinson was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast North from 1998 to 2003. Before this, he had been a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and was a founder of their youth wing, the Young Citizen Volunteers (YCV).