Nigel Dodds

Nigel Dodds
Nigel Dodds ; (politician, lawyer);
Born	20 August 1958; Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Alma mater	St John's College (Cambridge), Queen's University Belfast
Religion	Free Presbyterian
Children	2
Spouse	Diane Dodds
Party	Democratic Unionist Party
	Member of the House of Lords
In office
	19 October 2020 - Present
	Member of Parliament for Belfast North
In office
	7 June 2001 - 6 November 2019
	Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party
In office
	2008 - 28 May 2021
	Minister of Finance and Personnel (Northern Ireland)
In office
	June 2008 - June 2009
	Minister of Enterprise Trade and Investment(Northern Ireland)
In office
	8 May 2007 - June 2008
	Minister for Social Development (Northern Ireland)
In office
	2001 - October 2002
Preceded by	Nigel Dodds
	Minister for Social Development (Northern Ireland)
In office
	December 1999 - 2001
Succeeded by	Nigel Dodds
	Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast North
In office
	25 June 1998 - 10 September 2010

Nigel Alexander Dodds, Baron Dodds of Duncairn is a Northern Irish barrister, unionist politician and life peer, who was deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from June 2008 to May 2021.^[1] Dodds became North Belfast's MP at the 2001 UK general election and served in that role until he was defeated by Sinn Féin's John Finucane in 2019. He was in the past as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and as Minister of Finance in the Northern Ireland Executive. In July 2020, Dodds was nominated for a peerage in the House of Lords and announced in September 2020 that he would take the title Lord Dodds of Duncairn.^[2] He has been Lord Mayor of Belfast twice and served as General Secretary of the DUP from 1993 to 2008.^[3]

Swinton Circle

Dodds addressed the Swinton Circle, a right-wing Conservative pressure group in November 2004.^[4]

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