Paul Frew (born 20 September 1974) is a Unionist politician from

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representing the

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(DUP). Frew served as Minister for the Economy from June to July 2021. He has been a

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(MLA) for North Antrim since 2010. He was elected at the 2005 local elections to

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. In 2010, he replaced Ian Paisley, Jr as a Member of the

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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."Paul Frew"
''Stratagem-NI.com'' He joined the DUP in 2000 and first stood for office in local government in 2005. He plays the spoons.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frew, Paul 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