Paul Frew (born 20 September 1974) is a
Unionist politician from
Northern Ireland
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representing the
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Frew served as
Minister for the Economy from June to July 2021. He has been a
Member of the Legislative Assembly
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(MLA) for
North Antrim since 2010.
He was elected at the
2005 local elections to
Ballymena Borough Council
Ballymena Borough Council was the local authority of Ballymena in Northern Ireland. It merged with Carrickfergus Borough Council and Larne Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Mid and ...
.
In 2010, he replaced
Ian Paisley, Jr
Ian Richard Kyle Paisley Jr (born 12 December 1966) is a British unionist politician. He is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Antrim since the 2010 general election. Prev ...
as a Member of the
Northern Ireland Assembly for
North Antrim.
A native of Kells, he is an electrician by trade and didn't go to third-level education, commenting in one interview "my university was the building sites of Belfast".
He served in the
Royal Irish Regiment.
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He joined the DUP in 2000 and first stood for office in local government in 2005. He plays the spoons.
References
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1974 births
Living people
People from Broughshane
Democratic Unionist Party MLAs
Members of Ballymena Borough Council
Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011
Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016
Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017
Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022