Dermot Nesbitt

Dermot Nesbitt
Minister of the Environment
In office
20 February 2002  15 October 2002
Preceded bySam Foster
Succeeded byArlene Foster
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for South Down
In office
25 June 1998  7 March 2007
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byJohn McCallister
Northern Ireland Forum Member
for South Down
In office
30 May 1996  25 April 1998
Preceded byNew forum
Succeeded byForum dissolved
Member of
Down District Council
In office
15 May 1985  17 May 1989
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byAlbert Colmer
ConstituencyRowallane
In office
20 May 1981  15 May 1985
Preceded byEdward McVeigh
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyDown Area A
Personal details
Born (1947-08-14) 14 August 1947
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party (before 1974;1981 - present)
Other political
affiliations
Unionist Party NI (1974-1981)
SpouseOriel Nesbitt (m.1970-present)
Children2
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
ProfessionEconomist, academic

Dermot Nesbitt (born 14 August 1947) is a former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician from Northern Ireland who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for South Down from 1998 to 2007.