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Nigel Dodds
Profile
Nigel Dodds is a Northern Irish unionist politician and a life peer serving in the House of Lords. A barrister by training, he previously served as a Member of Parliament for Belfast North from 2001 to 2019 and held several ministerial portfolios in the Northern Ireland Executive. Within the Democratic Unionist Party, he served as deputy leader from 2008 to 2021 and led the party in the House of Commons. Known for his staunch unionist stance, he has been a prominent figure in Northern Irish politics for decades.
Details
- Born
- 1958-08-20 · 67 years old
- Birth place
- Derry, Northern Ireland
- Education
- Portora Royal School, St John's College, Cambridge, Institute of Professional Legal Studies at Queen's University of Belfast
- Career
- Barrister, Secretariat of the European Parliament
