Nigel Dodds Politician

Nigel Alexander Dodds, OBE, PC, MP (born 20 August 1958) is a barrister and Northern Irish unionist politician. He is Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast North, and deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party. He has been Lord Mayor of Belfast twice, and from 1993 has been General Secretary of the DUP. Since June 2008 he has also been Deputy Leader of the DUP.Dodds became North Belfast's MP in the 2001 UK general elections. He has served in the past as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and as Minister of Finance in the Northern Ireland Executive.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 20, 1958
Birth place	Derry , Northern Ireland
Religion	Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
Education	Queen's University Belfast St John's College Cambridge
Spouse	Diane Dodds

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Member of parliament

electionmajority	2224
successor	Arlene Foster Sammy Wilson Maurice Morrow Baron Morrow Margaret Ritchie (politician)

Politician

office	Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly Minister for Social Development for Belfast North Minister of Enterprise Trade and Investment Minister of Finance and Personnel
party	Democratic Unionist Party

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