Ian Paisley Jr

Ian Paisley Jr
Official portrait, 2020
Member of Parliament
for North Antrim
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byIan Paisley
Succeeded byJim Allister
Junior Minister at the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
In office
8 May 2007 – 26 February 2008
Serving with Gerry Kelly
Preceded byJames Leslie
Succeeded byJeffrey Donaldson
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for North Antrim
In office
25 June 1998 – 21 June 2010
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byPaul Frew
Northern Ireland Forum Member
for North Antrim
In office
30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Preceded byNew forum
Succeeded byForum dissolved
Personal details
Born
Ian Richard Kyle Paisley Jr

(1966-12-12) 12 December 1966 (age 57)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
Spouse
Fiona Currie
(m. 1990)
Children4
Parents
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
WebsiteOfficial website

Ian Richard Kyle Paisley Jr[1] (born 12 December 1966) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician. A member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Antrim from 2010 to 2024, and was previously a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim from 1998 to 2010. Paisley is the DUP's Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports.[2] He is a son of the DUP's founder Ian Paisley.

  1. ^ "Paisley, Hon. Ian Richard Kyle". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U29917. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Ian Paisley MP". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.