John Blair (Northern Ireland politician)

John Kenneth Blair (born 10 February 1966) is a Northern Irish politician who is a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim since 2018. He is the first openly homosexual member of the Assembly.[2][3]

John Blair

Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for South Antrim
Assumed office
27 June 2018
Preceded byDavid Ford
Personal details
Born (1966-02-10) 10 February 1966
NationalityNorthern Irish
Political partyAlliance
Other political
affiliations
Newtownabbey Ratepayers' Association (1997–2005)[1]
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Blair was elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 2011 representing Glengormley Urban, and to the new Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council in 2014.[1][4] In 2018, he was co-opted to fill David Ford's Assembly seat in South Antrim.[5] However, he has yet to actually take his seat, as the Assembly is collapsed. Blair has been appointed to the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly and the Northern Ireland Policing Board.[6][7]

Personal life

Blair is gay; he is the first openly gay MLA.[8][9][10]

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See also

References

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by
David Ford
MLA for South Antrim
2018–present
Incumbent
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