Brian Kingston | |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast North | |
Assumed office 5 May 2022 | |
Preceded by | William Humphrey |
70th Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
In office 1 June 2016 – 1 June 2017 | |
Deputy | Mary Ellen Campbell |
Preceded by | Arder Carson |
Succeeded by | Nuala McAllister |
Member of Belfast City Council | |
In office 1 May 2010 – 7 May 2022[1] | |
Preceded by | Diane Dodds |
Succeeded by | Naomi Thompson |
Constituency | Court |
Personal details | |
Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 22 February 1966
Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Spouse | Eileen |
Children |
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Education | Methodist College Belfast |
Alma mater | University of Manchester Queens University Belfast |
Occupation | Politician |
Brian Kingston (born 22 February 1966) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast North since 2022.[2] Kingston is the DUP Spokesperson for Local Government.[3]
He was previously High Sheriff of Belfast from 2013 to 2014, and then Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2016 to 2017. Kingston was a Belfast City Councillor for the Court DEA from 2010 to 2022.