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Phillip Brett (politician)

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Phillip Brett
Member of theNorthern Ireland Assembly
forBelfast North
Assumed office
5 May 2022
Preceded byPaula Bradley
Member ofAntrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
In office
22 May 2014 – 5 May 2022
Preceded byCouncil created
Succeeded byPaula Bradley
ConstituencyGlengormley Urban
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party

Phillip Brett(born 1991 or 1992)[1]is aDemocratic Unionist Party(DUP) politician, serving as aMember of the Legislative Assembly(MLA) forBelfast Northsince2022.Brett is theinfrastructurespokesperson for the DUP.

Political career[edit]

Brett was first elected toAntrim and Newtownabbey Borough Councilin2014,representing Glengormley Urban. He was re-elected in2019.At the2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election,Brett was elected to representBelfast Northas one of two DUP MLAs.[2]

On 28 May 2024, he was announced as the DUP candidate forBelfast Northfor the2024 general election.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^Kula, Adam (29 July 2021)."DUP brother of UDA sectarian murder victim Gavin Brett breaks 20 year silence".News Letter.Retrieved7 May2022.
  2. ^"Belfast North result - Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2022".BBC News.Retrieved7 May2022.
  3. ^"DUP select Phillip Brett to run against Sinn Fein's John Finucane in North Belfast".BelfastTelegraph.co.uk.2024-05-27.ISSN0307-1235.Retrieved2024-05-28.