Edwin Poots
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 59 |
| Date of birth | May 27,1965 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Lisburn |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Glynis Poots |
| Party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Children | Luke Poots |
| Job | Politician |
| Education | Wallace High School, Lisburn |
| Greenmount Agricultural College | |
| College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Greenmount Campus | |
| Parents | Charles Poots |
| Position | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland since 2022 | |
| Previous position | Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland (2020–2022) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 554032 |
Edwin Poots Life story
Edwin Poots is a British politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party from May to June 2021. He was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1998.
Varadkar - Blues brother or big mouth?
... Sheer frustration So is it true that the fractures exposed two years ago when Arlene Foster was deposed have never healed? Not exactly, according to one who was on the side of her nemesis, Edwin Poots, at that time...
NI Protocol: Poots denies letter tried to dilute protocol bill
...The former Stormont agriculture minister Edwin Poots has dismissed a report that he tried to dilute the Northern Ireland Protocol bill...
DUP conference: Donaldson to call for union support in speech
... Last year saw DUP infighting that led to Arlene Foster and Edwin Poots...
NI election 2022: DUP faces electoral challenge after a torrid year
... She was succeeded by Edwin Poots and he in turn resigned weeks later to be replaced by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson...
DUP MLA Christopher Stalford dies aged 39
... He once described himself as an Arlene Ultra when Arlene Foster was party leader - but last year he supported Edwin Poots in his bid for leadership...
Brexit: Sea border checks order suspended by High Court
...DUP Minister Edwin Poots directions to halt Irish Sea border checks will be suspended, the High Court has ordered...
DUP: Stormont parties to meet after Givan resignation
... DUP minister Edwin Poots ordered officials on Wednesday to halt post-Brexit checks at Northern Ireland s ports on goods arriving from Great Britain...
Brexit: What's the Northern Ireland Protocol?
... Why are inspections being ordered to stop? It s currently unclear whether the order to stop checks at Northern Ireland ports - made by Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) minister Edwin Poots - has been carried out...
DUP MLA Christopher Stalford dies aged 39
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician Christopher Stalford has died suddenly at the Age Of 39.
Mr Stalford was a well-known member of The Party and had represented South Belfast in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2016.
In a statement, DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he was " deeply saddened" at Mr Stalford's death.
Sir Jeffrey said Mr Stalford was " not just an elected representative or a colleague, he was a friend".
Mr Stalford is Survived By his wife Laura and four children.
Mr Stalford had worked in the DUP press office for A Number of years before becoming an elected representative.
In 2005 he was elected to Belfast City Council and was deputy mayor from 2013 to 2014.
In 2016, he was one of two DUP candidates selected to run for The South Belfast constituency in The Assembly election.
After The Restoration of the Stormont institutions in 2020, Mr Stalford was appointed principal deputy speaker, to chair debates in The Assembly .
A passionate politicianChristopher Stalford had a passion for politics.
He once thought about being a history or politics teacher and before he became a politician he often took part in discussion programmes on radio and television.
An articulate advocate for unionism, he began working for the then DUP MEP Jim Allister and also for the MLA Peter Weir .
Later he joined the DUP`s press team.
After 11 years on Belfast City Council he became an assembly member for South Belfast where he was brought up - it was a place he was very proud of.
He often talked about Growing Up in Annadale Flats near the River Lagan .
He once described himself as an Arlene Ultra when Arlene Foster was party Leader - But Last Year he supported Edwin Poots in his bid for leadership.
When Stormont returned he relished The Role of principal deputy speaker and even at moments of political tension his personality and sense of humour shone through.
Source of news: bbc.com
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