Robert "Robin" Gray Newton MBE was born on 21 December 1945 and is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party.
10 Facts About Robin Newton
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Robin Newton was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Belfast from 2003 to 2022, and was a junior minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister from 2009 to 2011.
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Robin Newton served as Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 12 May 2016 until 11 January 2020.
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Robin Newton was first elected to Belfast City Council in 1985.
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Robin Newton was an unsuccessful candidate in East Belfast in the 1996 Northern Ireland Forum election.
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Robin Newton was elected as a DUP member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Belfast in 2003.
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Robin Newton takes particular interest in housing matters, the elderly, health services and employment opportunities.
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Robin Newton is the DUP party spokesperson for Enterprise, Trade and Investment.
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In 2022, Robin Newton was deselected as a DUP candidate and as a result did not contest the 2022 Assembly election.
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Robin Newton was sworn in as junior minister by the speaker, William Hay, on 1 July 2009, and served until 16 May 2011.