Sammy Douglas | |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast East | |
| In office 2011–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Wallace Browne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1953 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Sammy Douglas is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Belfast City Councillor for the Titanic DEA since 2023. Douglas was previously a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East from 2011 to 2017.[1][2]
Career
Douglas was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the 2011 election, and was re-elected in 2016, representing Belfast East. He did not seek re-election at the 2017 Assembly election.[3]
In June 2022, Douglas was co-opted to Belfast City Council to replace Lisnasharragh representative David Brooks, following the latter’s election to the Assembly in the Assembly election that year.[4] He was returned to the council in the 2023 local elections, this time for the Titanic District.
References
- ↑ "Robinson rules out Westminster bid". Belfast Telegraph. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ McKeown, Lesly-Anne. "Red-faced University of Ulster chiefs to dip into contingency fund". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ McCormack, Jayne (24 January 2017). "DUP MLA Sammy Douglas tells assembly he's standing down from politics". Twitter. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ↑ "Former DUP MLA Sammy Douglas co-opted as Belfast City councillor". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 9 June 2022. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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