Danny Baker (politician) explained

Danny Baker
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Order:Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast West
Term Start:7 May 2022
Predecessor:Alex Maskey
Order1:77th Lord Mayor of Belfast
Deputy1:Peter McReynolds
Term Start1:18 December 2019
Term End1:1 June 2020[1]
Predecessor1:John Finucane
Successor1:Frank McCoubrey
Order2:Member of
Belfast City Council
Constituency2:Collin
Term Start2:8 December 2017
Term End2:7 May 2022
Predecessor2:David Bell
Successor2:Joseph Duffy
Birth Name:Daniel Baker
Nationality:Irish
Education:St Colm's High School
Occupation:Politician
Party:Sinn Féin

Daniel Baker is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast West since 2022.

He previously served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2019 to 2022, and a Belfast City Councillor for the Collin DEA from 2017 to 2022.

Early life

Baker attended De La Salle College[2] and St Colm's High School in Twinbrook, Belfast.[3]

Political career

Baker was co-opted onto Belfast City Council in 2017, and re-elected in 2019, representing the Collin electoral area. He was Lord Mayor of Belfast between December 2019 and June 2020 after incumbent Lord Mayor John Finucane was elected MP for Belfast North in the 2019 UK general election.[4]

Baker was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, for Belfast West, in the 2022 election.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Councillor Daniel Baker . Belfast City Council . 13 May 2022.
  2. Web site: 2019-12-18 . Sinn Féin's Daniel Baker to be named new Lord Mayor of Belfast . 2022-06-25 . The Irish News . en.
  3. Web site: Danny Baker . St Colms High School . 16 June 2022.
  4. Web site: ELECTION '22 - West Belfast: 'A vote for Sinn Féin is a vote for real change' . Belfast Media Group . en . 6 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Harte . Lauren . 6 May 2022 . Election latest: First 10 MLAs elected after Stormont poll . BelfastLive . en . 6 May 2022.