Gordon Lyons
Gordon Lyons | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Communities | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2024 | |
| First Minister | Michelle O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Deirdre Hargey |
| Minister for the Economy | |
| In office 6 July 2021 – 27 October 2022 | |
| First Minister | Paul Givan Vacant |
| Preceded by | Paul Frew |
| Succeeded by | Conor Murphy (2024) |
| Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs | |
| In office 2 February 2021 – 8 March 2021 | |
| First Minister | Arlene Foster |
| Preceded by | Edwin Poots |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Poots |
| Junior Minister at the Executive Office | |
| In office 8 March 2021 – 17 June 2021 | |
| First Minister | Arlene Foster |
| Preceded by | Gary Middleton |
| Succeeded by | Gary Middleton |
| In office 11 January 2020 – 2 February 2021 | |
| First Minister | Arlene Foster |
| Preceded by | Alastair Ross |
| Succeeded by | Gary Middleton |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Antrim | |
| Assumed office 19 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sammy Wilson |
| Member of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 19 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Council established |
| Succeeded by | Angela Smyth |
| Constituency | Coast Road |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1986 Coleraine, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Alma mater | Newcastle University |
Gordon Lyons (born 6 March 1986) is a Northern Irish unionist politician, serving as Minister for Communities since 2024. He has also served as Director of Elections for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) since 2021. He was Minister for the Economy in the Northern Ireland Executive from 2021 to 2022, and has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Antrim since August 2015. He is the DUP's Spokesperson for Finance, Public Service Reform and the Northern Ireland Protocol as of 2023.
Upon his temporary appointment as Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs in 2021, Lyons was described as an "up-and-coming" member of the DUP. In 2024, Lyons had been considered in the running to become Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland but ultimately DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson selected Emma Little-Pengelly. However, in June 2025, he was beaten by DUP backbencher Paul Frew in an internal contest to become party secretary. Amidst the 2025 Northern Ireland riots, the Assembly Communities Committee expressed no confidence in Lyons as Minister on 12 June 2025.