Alan Robinson (Northern Irish politician)

Alan Robinson is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for East Londonderry since 2022. Robinson was a Causeway Coast and Glens Councillor for the Limavady DEA from 2014 to 2022.

Alan Robinson
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for East Londonderry
Assumed office
5 May 2022
Preceded byGeorge Robinson
Member of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
In office
22 May 2014 – 5 May 2022
Preceded byCouncil created
Succeeded bySteve Callaghan
ConstituencyLimavady
Member of Limavady Borough Council
In office
5 May 2005 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byJohn Dolan
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyLimavady Town
Personal details
BornLimavady, Northern Ireland
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
OccupationPolitician

Career edit

Robinson was first elected to Limavady Borough Council in 2005 as a representative for the Limavady Town District, alongside his father, George Robinson.

He was re-elected to the District in 2011, and later elected onto the newly-created Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council in the 2014 local elections, representing Limavady. Robinson was re-elected to the Council in 2019[1]

Robinson succeeded his father as an MLA for East Londonderry in the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2022 Assembly election.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Election 2019: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council candidates". BBC News. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  2. ^ "East Londonderry: Stormont newcomer Alan Robinson claims second DUP seat". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-05-07.