Harry Harvey (politician) explained

Harry Harvey
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Constituency Am:Strangford
Assembly:Northern Ireland
Term Start:7 September 2019
Predecessor:Simon Hamilton
Office1:Member of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Constituency1:Rowallane
Term Start1:22 May 2014
Term End1:7 September 2019
Predecessor1:Council created
Successor1:Kathryn Owen
Birth Place:Crossgar, Northern Ireland
Party:Democratic Unionist Party
Website:Harry Harvey MLA

Harry Harvey is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford since 2019. He is the DUP Spokesperson for Cultural Development and Loyal Orders and Groups Engagement.[1] He was a Newry, Mourne and Down Councillor for the Rowallane DEA from 2014 to 2019.

Background

Born in Crossgar, Harvey is the son of politician Cecil Harvey. He worked at Bells Crossgar Motors for twenty years.[2] [3]

At the 2014 Northern Ireland local elections, Harvey was elected to represent the Rowallane area on Newry and Mourne District Council, and was later re-elected in 2019. In September 2019, he was co-opted to represent the Strangford constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly, replacing Simon Hamilton.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harry Harvey MLA . 2023-11-20 . DUP . en.
  2. News: Ainsworth . Paul . Newry and Mourne councillor Harry Harvey named as DUP replacement for Simon Hamilton as Strangford MLA . 6 January 2020 . Irish News . 7 September 2019.
  3. News: DUP announce Harry Harvey as MLA replacing Simon Hamilton . 6 January 2020 . Belfast Telegraph . 6 September 2019.