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
Northern Irish barrister, unionist politician and life peer, who served as deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from June 2008 to May 2021.  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 served as deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from June 2008 to May 2021. 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 has served 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. He has been Lord Mayor of Belfast twice and served as General Secretary of the DUP from 1993 to 2008.

Swinton Circle

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