Danny Kinahan

Danny Kinahan
Kinahan in 2013
Veterans Commissioner for Northern Ireland
In office
27 August 2020 – 5 September 2024
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byVacant
Member of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
In office
2 May 2019 – 2 September 2020
Preceded byJames Bingham
Succeeded byNorrie Ramsay
ConstituencyBallyclare
Member of Parliament
for South Antrim
In office
8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byWilliam McCrea
Succeeded byPaul Girvan
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for South Antrim
In office
1 June 2009 – 24 June 2015
Preceded byDavid Burnside
Succeeded byAdrian Cochrane-Watson
Member of Antrim Borough Council
In office
5 May 2005 – 5 May 2011
Preceded byEdgar Wallace
Succeeded byPaul Michael
ConstituencyAntrim South East
Personal details
Born
Daniel de Burgh Kinahan

(1958-04-14) 14 April 1958 (age 66)
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
SpouseAnna
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
RankCaptain
UnitBlues and Royals

Daniel de Burgh Kinahan (born 14 April 1958) is a British army officer and former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was Veterans Commissioner for Northern Ireland between 2020 and 2024.

Kinahan served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim from 2015 to 2017.

Additionally, Kinahan was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim from 2009 to 2015.