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Alan Robinson (Northern Irish politician)

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Alan Robinson
Member of theNorthern Ireland Assembly
forEast Londonderry
Assumed office
5 May 2022
Preceded byGeorge Robinson
Member ofCauseway Coast and Glens Borough Council
In office
22 May 2014 – 5 May 2022
Preceded byCouncil created
Succeeded bySteve Callaghan
ConstituencyLimavady
Member ofLimavady Borough Council
In office
5 May 2005 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byJohn Dolan
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyLimavady Town
Personal details
BornLimavady,Northern Ireland
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
OccupationPolitician

Alan Robinsonis aDemocratic Unionist Party(DUP) politician, serving as aMember of the Legislative Assembly(MLA) forEast Londonderrysince2022. Robinson was aCauseway Coast and Glens Councillorfor theLimavadyDEA from2014to 2022.

Career[edit]

Robinson was first elected toLimavady Borough Councilin2005as a representative for theLimavady TownDistrict, alongside his father,George Robinson.

He was re-elected to the District in2011,and later elected onto the newly-createdCauseway Coast and Glens Borough Councilin the2014 local elections,representing Limavady. Robinson was re-elected to the Council in2019[1]

Robinson succeeded his father as an MLA for East Londonderry in theNorthern Ireland Assemblyat the2022 Assembly election.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Election 2019: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council candidates".BBC News.2019-05-04.Retrieved2022-05-12.
  2. ^"East Londonderry: Stormont newcomer Alan Robinson claims second DUP seat".belfasttelegraph.ISSN0307-1235.Retrieved2022-05-07.