Paul Girvan Explained

Paul Girvan
Office:	Member of Parliament for South Antrim
Term Start:	8 June 2017
Term End:	30 May 2024
Predecessor:	Danny Kinahan
Successor:	Robin Swann
Constituency Am2:	South Antrim
Assembly2:	Northern Ireland
Term Start2:	1 July 2010
Term End2:	8 June 2017
Predecessor2:	William McCrea
Successor2:	Trevor Clarke
Term Start3:	26 November 2003
Term End3:	7 March 2007
Predecessor3:	Norman Boyd
Successor3:	William McCrea
Office4:	Member of Newtownabbey Borough Council
Constituency4:	Ballyclare
Term Start4:	21 May 1997
Term End4:	22 May 2014
Predecessor4:	Samuel Cameron
Successor4:	Council abolished
Birth Name:	William Paul Girvan
Birth Date:	6 July 1963^[1]
Birth Place:	Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
Nationality:	British
Party:	Democratic Unionist Party

William Paul Girvan (born 6 July 1963) is a Northern Irish politician who was the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim from 2017 to 2024. Girvan has been the DUP's spokesperson for Transport.^[2] He was previously a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim from 2003 to 2007, and then from 2010 to 2017.

Career

Newtownabbey Council

Girvan was first elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1997, representing the Ballyclare District, and was re-elected in 2001, 2005 and 2011. From 2002 to 2004, he served as Mayor of Newtownabbey, and has also served as Chair of the council's Development Committee.

NI Assembly

In 2003, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing South Antrim.^[3] He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007,^[4] but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace William McCrea following his resignation.^[5]

Member of Parliament

In the 2017 general election, he was elected as the MP for South Antrim,^[6] having defeated the incumbent Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP Danny Kinahan.^[7]

In March 2019, Girvan was one of 21 MPs who voted against LGBT inclusive sex and relationship education in English schools.^[8] ^[9]

In the 2024 general election Girvan was defeated by the UUP's Robin Swann.^[10]

External links

NIA profile

Notes and References

http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/mlas/details.aspx?&aff=2300&per=133&sel=2&ind=20&prv=1 Profile
Web site: Paul Girvan MP . 2023-11-20 . DUP . en.
Web site: Whyte. Nicholas. 28 December 2019. Kelly. Conal. South Antrim. 25 January 2010. ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University. 13 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100413163104/http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/asa.htm. live.
Web site: Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. 25 January 2010. About South Antrim: David Ford MLA. dead. https://archive.today/20120730061706/http://www.davidford.org/pages/southantrim.html. 30 July 2012. dmy-all.
http://www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk/news/Girvan-makes-Stormont-return.6404261.jp "Girvan makes Stormont return"
Web site: Contact information for Paul Girvan - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament. members.parliament.uk. 11 May 2021. 5 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210505060656/https://members.parliament.uk/member/4633/contact. live.
Web site: Election 2017: South Antrim Parliamentary constituency. . 9 June 2017. bbc.co.uk. BBC. 10 June 2017. 12 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170612010124/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000014. live.
Web site: Butterworth. Benjamin. 7 October 2020. MPS vote to back LGBT inclusive relationship education from age 5. 6 November 2020. iNews. 30 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330104814/https://inews.co.uk/news/education/lgbt-sex-relationship-education-mps-support/. live.
Web site: Bartlett. Nicola. 28 March 2019. 21 MPS who voted against teaching kids about gay families. iNews. 3 April 2019. 30 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330093652/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/21-mps-who-voted-against-14198149. live.
News: Tunney . Liam . Robin Swann’s switch pays off in South Antrim… but his speech proved old habits die hard . 5 July 2024 . Belfast Telegraph . 5 July 2024.