Ian Paisley Jr | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |
Member of Parliament for North Antrim | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ian Paisley |
Succeeded by | Jim 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 by | James Leslie |
Succeeded by | Jeffrey Donaldson |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim | |
In office 25 June 1998 – 21 June 2010 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Paul Frew |
Northern Ireland Forum Member for North Antrim | |
In office 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998 | |
Preceded by | New forum |
Succeeded by | Forum dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | Ian Richard Kyle Paisley Jr 12 December 1966 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Spouse |
Fiona Currie (m. 1990) |
Children | 4 |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Website | Official 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.