Paul Girvan

William Paul Girvan (born 6 July 1963) is a Northern Irish politician who was the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim from 2017 to 2024. Girvan has been the DUP's spokesperson for Transport. He was previously a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim from 2003 to 2007, and then from 2010 to 2017.

Newtownabbey Council
Girvan was first elected to Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1997, representing the Ballyclare District, and was re-elected in 2001, 2005 and 2011. From 2002 to 2004, he served as Mayor of Newtownabbey, and has also served as Chair of the council's Development Committee.

NI Assembly
In 2003, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing South Antrim. He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007, but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace William McCrea following his resignation.

Member of Parliament
In the 2017 general election, he was elected as the MP for South Antrim, having defeated the incumbent Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP Danny Kinahan.

In March 2019, Girvan was one of 21 MPs who voted against LGBT inclusive sex and relationship education in English schools.

In the 2024 general election Girvan was defeated by the UUP's Robin Swann.