Education
He is the son of the late Sir Robin Kinahan and Coralie de Burgh and was educated at Craigflower Preparatory School (Torryburn), Stowe School and Edinburgh University.
He is the son of the late Sir Robin Kinahan and Coralie de Burgh and was educated at Craigflower Preparatory School (Torryburn), Stowe School and Edinburgh University.
In 2005 he was elected to Antrim Borough Council, and in June 2009 he was appointed to the South Antrim seat in the Assembly vacated by the resignation of David Burnside. He is a cousin of singer Chris de Burgh. Professionally Kinahan is an antiques expert and worked as Christie"s auctioneers Irish representative.
In the election, 2007 he unsuccessfully stood as a UUP candidate in South Antrim.
In 1996, he was appointed High Sheriff of Antrim. He was re-elected to the at the 2011 election.
He stepped down after his election to Westminster and was replaced by Adrian Cochrane-Watson. In the 2015 general election, he was elected as an Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, as the UUP gained the constituency from the Democratic Unionist Party. He finished ahead of the incumbent William McCrea.
56th United Kingdom Parliament. 3rd; 4th.