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Edwin Poots

Member of the Legislative Assemblyfor Lagan ValleyIn office25 June 1998 – 6 March 2022Preceded byConstituency createdSucceeded byPaul RankinMember of the Legislative Assemblyfor Belfast SouthIncumbentAssumed office7 March 2022Preceded byChristopher StalfordMember of Lisburn City CouncilIn office21 May 1997 – 5 May 2011Preceded byCharles PootsSucceeded byUel MackinConstituencyDownshireNorthern Ireland Forum Member for Lagan ValleyIn office30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998Preceded byNew forumSucceeded byForum dissolvedPersonal detailsBorn (1965-05-27) 27 May 1965Lisburn, Northern IrelandPartySpeaker (since 2024)Other politicalaffiliationsDemocratic Unionist Party (before 2024)SpouseGlynis PootsChildren4Alma materCollege of AgricultureOccupationFarmerWebsiteEdwin Poots MLA^aGordon Lyons served as Acting Agriculture Minister from 2 February 2021 to 8 March 2021 while Poots temporarily stood aside for health reasons.^bPoots announced that he had requested a new leadership contest on 17 June 2021, but remained in office until a successor was elected.Edwin Poots (born 27 May 1965) is a British politician from Northern Ireland, serving as Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly since February 2024.

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