John Kyle (Northern Ireland politician)

John Kyle
Kyle in 2013
High Sheriff of Belfast
In office January 2023 – January 2024
Preceded by	John Hussey
Succeeded by	Sammy Douglas
Deputy leader of the Progressive Unionist Party
In office 2012 – 16 December 2021
Leader	Billy Hutchinson
Preceded by	Nigel Gardiner
Succeeded by	Russell Watton
Interim Leader of the Progressive Unionist Party
In office 3 June 2010 – 16 October 2010
Preceded by	Dawn Purvis
Succeeded by	Brian Ervine
Member of Belfast City Council
In office 22 May 2014 – 18 May 2023
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Pádraig Donnelly
Constituency	Titanic
In office 28 February 2007 – 22 May 2014
Preceded by	David Ervine
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Pottinger
Personal details
Born	January 1952 (age 72)[1] Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	UUP (since 2022)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2021 - 2022) PUP (2000 - 2021)
Children	5
Alma mater	Queens University of Belfast
Profession	General Practitioner
Website	Cllr Dr John Kyle

John Kyle (born January 1952) is a Northern Irish unionist politician and General practitioner who was High Sheriff of Belfast from 2023 to 2024, and was a Belfast City Councillor for the Titanic (formerly Pottinger) DEA from 2007 to 2023. Additionally, he served as interim leader of the centre-left loyalist Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) in 2010, then as deputy leader from 2012 to 2021.