Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2024 Interim: 29 March 2024 – 29 May 2024 | |
| Deputy | Michelle McIlveen |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Donaldson |
| Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in the House of Commons | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2024 | |
| Leader | Himself |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Donaldson |
| Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party | |
| In office 9 June 2023 – 29 May 2024 | |
| Leader | Jeffrey Donaldson Himself |
| Preceded by | Paula Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Michelle McIlveen (2025) |
| Member of Parliament for Belfast East | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Naomi Long |
| Majority | 2,676 (6.2%) |
| 69th Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
| In office 1 June 2012 – 1 June 2013 | |
| Deputy | Tierna Cunningham |
| Preceded by | Niall Ó Donnghaile |
| Succeeded by | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir |
| Member of the Belfast City Council | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Brian Kennedy |
| Constituency | Titanic |
| In office 1 March 2010 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sammy Wilson |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Pottinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gavin James Robinson 22 November 1984 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Spouse | Lindsay |
| Children | 1 son |
| Alma mater | Queen's University |
| Profession | Barrister |
Gavin James Robinson (born 22 November 1984) is a Northern Irish unionist politician and barrister who has been serving as Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) since March 2024. He served as Deputy DUP Leader from June 2023 to May 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast East in the UK House of Commons since the 2015 general election. He was Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2012–2013. Robinson is the DUP Spokesperson for Defence and Home Affairs.