Phillip Brett (politician) explained

Phillip Brett
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Constituency Am2:Belfast North
Assembly2:Northern Ireland
Term Start2:5 May 2022
Predecessor2:Paula Bradley
Office3:Member of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Constituency3:Glengormley Urban
Term Start3:22 May 2014
Term End3:5 May 2022
Predecessor3:Council created
Successor3:Paula Bradley
Nationality:British
Party:Democratic Unionist Party

Phillip Brett (born 1991 or 1992)[1] is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Belfast North since 2022. Brett is the infrastructure spokesperson for the DUP.

Political career

Brett was first elected to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council in 2014, representing Glengormley Urban. He was re-elected in 2019. At the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Brett was elected to represent Belfast North as one of two DUP MLAs.[2]

On 28 May 2024, he was announced as the DUP candidate for Belfast North for the 2024 general election.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kula . Adam . 29 July 2021 . DUP brother of UDA sectarian murder victim Gavin Brett breaks 20 year silence . News Letter . en . 7 May 2022.
  2. News: Belfast North result - Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2022 . BBC News . en-GB . 7 May 2022.
  3. News: 2024-05-27 . DUP select Phillip Brett to run against Sinn Fein’s John Finucane in North Belfast . 2024-05-28 . BelfastTelegraph.co.uk . en-GB . 0307-1235.