Harry Harvey (politician)

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Harry Harvey
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Strangford
Assumed office
7 September 2019
Preceded bySimon Hamilton
Member of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
In office
22 May 2014 – 7 September 2019
Preceded byCouncil created
Succeeded byKathryn Owen
ConstituencyRowallane
Personal details
BornCrossgar, Northern Ireland
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
WebsiteHarry Harvey MLA

Harry Harvey is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford since 2019. He is the DUP Spokesperson for Cultural Development and Loyal Orders and Groups Engagement.[1] He was a Newry, Mourne and Down Councillor for the Rowallane DEA from 2014 to 2019.

Background[edit]

Born in Crossgar, Harvey is the son of politician Cecil Harvey. He worked at Bells Crossgar Motors for twenty years.[2][3]

At the 2014 Northern Ireland local elections, Harvey was elected to represent the Rowallane area on Newry and Mourne District Council, and was later re-elected in 2019. In September 2019, he was co-opted to represent the Strangford constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly, replacing Simon Hamilton. [2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Harry Harvey MLA". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ainsworth, Paul (7 September 2019). "Newry and Mourne councillor Harry Harvey named as DUP replacement for Simon Hamilton as Strangford MLA". Irish News. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "DUP announce Harry Harvey as MLA replacing Simon Hamilton". Belfast Telegraph. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Strangford
2019–present
Incumbent