John Kyle (Northern Ireland politician)

John Kyle
Kyle in 2013
High Sheriff of Belfast
In office
January 2023 – January 2024
Preceded byJohn Hussey
Succeeded bySammy Douglas
Deputy leader of the Progressive Unionist Party
In office
2012 – 16 December 2021
LeaderBilly Hutchinson
Preceded byNigel Gardiner
Succeeded byRussell Watton
Interim Leader of the
Progressive Unionist Party
In office
3 June 2010 – 16 October 2010
Preceded byDawn Purvis
Succeeded byBrian Ervine
Member of
Belfast City Council
In office
22 May 2014 – 18 May 2023
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byPádraig Donnelly
ConstituencyTitanic
In office
28 February 2007 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byDavid Ervine
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyPottinger
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyUUP (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2021 - 2022)
PUP (2000 - 2021)
Children5
Alma materQueens University of Belfast
ProfessionGeneral Practitioner
WebsiteCllr Dr John Kyle

John Kyle (born 1951) 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.