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As a member of the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP), he was elected to [[Newtownabbey Borough Council]] in 1997, and from 2002–04 served as its [[mayor]]. He is currently the Chair of the council's Development Committee.
As a member of the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP), he was elected to [[Newtownabbey Borough Council]] in 1997, and from 2002–04 served as its [[mayor]]. He is currently the Chair of the council's Development Committee.


In 2003, he was elected to the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]], representing [[South Antrim (Assembly constituency)|South Antrim]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Nicholas Whyte|publisher=''Northern Ireland Elections''|accessdate=25 January 2010|title=South Antrim|url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/asa.htm}}</ref> He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=''Alliance Party of Northern Ireland''|accessdate=25 January 2010|title=About South Antrim: David Ford MLA|url=http://www.davidford.org/pages/southantrim.html}}</ref> but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace [[William McCrea (politician)|William McCrea]] following his resignation.<ref>[http://www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk/news/Girvan-makes-Stormont-return.6404261.jp "Girvan makes Stormont return"], ''Newtownabbey Times'', 8 July 2010; accessed 30 June 2014.</ref> In the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|2017 general election]], he was elected as the Member of Parliament for South Antrim,<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/paul-girvan/4633 Parliament UK]</ref> having defeated the incumbent [[Ulster Unionist Party|Ulster Unionist]] Member, Danny Kinahan.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000014|title= Election 2017: South Antrim Parliamentary constituency|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 9 June 2017|website= bbc.co.uk|publisher= [[BBC]]|access-date= 10 June 2017}}</ref>
In 2003, he was elected to the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]], representing [[South Antrim (Assembly constituency)|South Antrim]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Nicholas Whyte|publisher=''Northern Ireland Elections''|accessdate=25 January 2010|title=South Antrim|url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/asa.htm}}</ref> He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=''Alliance Party of Northern Ireland''|accessdate=25 January 2010|title=About South Antrim: David Ford MLA|url=http://www.davidford.org/pages/southantrim.html|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120730061706/http://www.davidford.org/pages/southantrim.html|archivedate=30 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace [[William McCrea (politician)|William McCrea]] following his resignation.<ref>[http://www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk/news/Girvan-makes-Stormont-return.6404261.jp "Girvan makes Stormont return"], ''Newtownabbey Times'', 8 July 2010; accessed 30 June 2014.</ref> In the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|2017 general election]], he was elected as the Member of Parliament for South Antrim,<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/paul-girvan/4633 Parliament UK]</ref> having defeated the incumbent [[Ulster Unionist Party|Ulster Unionist]] Member, Danny Kinahan.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000014|title= Election 2017: South Antrim Parliamentary constituency|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 9 June 2017|website= bbc.co.uk|publisher= [[BBC]]|access-date= 10 June 2017}}</ref>


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Paul Girvan
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for South Antrim
In office
1 July 2010 – 9 June 2017
Preceded byWilliam McCrea
Succeeded byTrevor Clarke
In office
26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007
Preceded byNorman Boyd
Succeeded byTrevor Clarke
Member of Parliament
for South Antrim
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byDanny Kinahan
Majority3,208 (7.4%)
Personal details
Born (1963-07-06) 6 July 1963 (age 60)[1]
Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party

Paul Girvan (born 6 July 1963) is a Northern Irish politician. Since 2017, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim.

As a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), he was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1997, and from 2002–04 served as its mayor. He is currently the Chair of the council's Development Committee.

In 2003, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing South Antrim.[2] He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007,[3] but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace William McCrea following his resignation.[4] In the 2017 general election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for South Antrim,[5] having defeated the incumbent Ulster Unionist Member, Danny Kinahan.[6]

Sources

  1. ^ Profile, niassembly.gov.uk; accessed 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ Nicholas Whyte. "South Antrim". Northern Ireland Elections. Retrieved 25 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "About South Antrim: David Ford MLA". Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Girvan makes Stormont return", Newtownabbey Times, 8 July 2010; accessed 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ Parliament UK
  6. ^ "Election 2017: South Antrim Parliamentary constituency". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

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Civic offices
Preceded by
Vera McWilliam
Mayor of Newtownabbey
2002–2004
Succeeded by
Ted Turkington
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Antrim South
2003–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by MLA for Antrim South
2010–2017
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for South Antrim

2017–present
Incumbent