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Name: | Nigel Dodds |
| Party: | Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Constituency: | Belfast North | |
| Contact Address: | 210 Shore Road Belfast BT15 3QB |
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| Constituency Office Address: | 210 Shore Road Belfast BT15 3QB |
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| Telephone Number: | 02890 774774 | |
| E-Mail Address: | ndodds@dup-belfast.co.uk |
| Place and Date of Birth: | Londonderry 20.08.1958 |
| Married: | Yes |
| Family: | 1 Son and 1 Daughter |
| Education: | Portora Royal School, Enniskillen St John's College, Cambridge Institute of Professional Legal Studies |
| Occupation and brief outline of career: |
Barrister at Law Secretariat of European Parliament 1983 - 1996 |
| Brief outline of public/ political career: |
Member, Belfast City Council (1985 - ) Lord Mayor of Belfast (1988 - 1989; 1991 - 192) Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee Chairman of Development, Chairman of Health and Environment Services (Various between 1985 - ) Member of Northern Ireland Forum (1996 - 1998) Member of Northern Ireland Assembly (1998 - ) Member of Parliament for North Belfast (2001 - ) Minister of Social Development (1999 - 2000; 2001 - 2002) Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (2007 - ) DUP Chief Whip in House of Commons Member of Council of Europe Assembly (2006 - ) |
| Other memberships/ interests/ achievements/awards: |
OBE 1997 Former Vice President of Association of Local Authorities Former Member of Senate of Queen's University |