Gavin Robinson

Career

Robinson is a Democratic Unionist Party councillor for the Pottinger electoral area in South and East Belfast. Alderman Robinson was elected to office on 1 June 2012 and served as Lord Mayor until June 2013. He is the last Unionist to have held the office of Lord Mayor and the only Unionist out of the last six Lord Mayors since 2010.

He has represented the Pottinger area of east Belfast since March 2010 when he was co-opted to replace Sammy Wilson.

He was then elected in May 2011. He previously represented the council on the boards of the Ulster Orchestra and the World Police and Fire Games 2013.

Achievements

• Educated at Queen"s University Belfast, he read Law and attained a Masters in Irish Politics before commencing practice as a barrister.

Membership

56th United Kingdom Parliament]

He is a member of the East Belfast District Policing and Community Safety Partnership subgroup. He topped the poll for the Democratic Unionist Party in the constituency of Belfast East, defeating Naomi Long of the Alliance Party to become a Member of Parliament in the 2015 United Kingdom General Election.