Gavin Robinson

Gavin James Robinson (born 22 November 1984) is a barrister and Democratic Unionist Party politician from Belfast in Northern Ireland. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast East in the UK House of Commons since the 2015 general election. He was Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2012–2013.[2]

For the South African model agent, see Gavin Robinson (model agent).

Gavin Robinson

MP
Member of Parliament
for Belfast East
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byNaomi Long
Majority1,819 (4.3%)
57th Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
2012–2013
Preceded byNiall Ó Donnghaile
Succeeded byMáirtín Ó Muilleoir
Member of the Belfast City Council
In office
2011–2015
Preceded bySammy Wilson
Succeeded byBrian Kennedy
ConstituencyPottinger (2011–2014)
Titanic (2014–2015)
Personal details
Born
Gavin James Robinson[1]

(1984-11-22) 22 November 1984
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
Spouse(s)Lindsay
Children1
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
ProfessionBarrister

Career

Robinson is a lifelong East Belfast resident. He attended Grosvenor Grammar School in East Belfast. While he was further educated at Queen's University Belfast, he read Law and attained a Masters in Irish Politics before commencing practice as a barrister. Raised a Presbyterian, he currently attends the Church of Ireland. He is married. Gavin Robinson is unrelated to former DUP leader and Belfast East MP Peter Robinson.[3]

Robinson was co-opted to Belfast City Council in March 2010 to replace Sammy Wilson representing the Pottinger electoral area of South and East Belfast.[4] He was returned to the council as an alderman in the 2011 local elections and elected Lord Mayor by the council for the year beginning 1 June 2012. He was a member of the East Belfast District Policing and Community Safety Partnership subgroup and represented the council on the boards of the Ulster Orchestra and the 2013 World Police and Fire Games held in Belfast.

He won the constituency of Belfast East for the Democratic Unionist Party, defeating the incumbent Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, to become a Member of Parliament in the 2015 UK General Election.

In March 2019, Robinson was one of 21 MPs who voted against LGBT-inclusive sex and relationship education in English schools.[5][6][7]

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gollark: Oh, yes, or that?
gollark: To OWN the EVIL PEOPLE who DISAGREE WITH THEIR POLITICS!
gollark: I don't think anyone said that. Or thinks that.
gollark: But mostly we're just hesitant to ban people who could be better, I guess.

References
  1. "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9128.
  2. "BBC News - DUP's Gavin Robinson is new Lord Mayor of Belfast". BBC News. June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. "Four Northern Ireland constituencies to watch". RTÉ.ie. 7 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Gavin Robinson (no relation of Peter’s)
  4. Staff. "Robinson is new Belfast Lord Mayor". Newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  5. "MPS vote to back LGBT inclusive relationship education from age 5". Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  6. "21 MPS who voted against teaching kids about gay families". 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Civic offices
Preceded by
Niall Ó Donnghaile		 Lord Mayor of Belfast
2012–2013		 Succeeded by
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Naomi Long		 Member of Parliament
for Belfast East
2015–present		 Incumbent
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