Sammy Douglas

Sammy Douglas is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as the High Sheriff of Belfast since 2024, and a Belfast City Councillor for the Titanic DEA since 2023. Douglas was previously a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East from 2011 to 2017.

Career
Douglas was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the 2011 election, and was re-elected in 2016, representing Belfast East. He did not seek re-election at the 2017 Assembly election.

In June 2022, Douglas was co-opted to Belfast City Council to replace Lisnasharragh representative David Brooks, following the latter’s election to the Assembly in the Assembly election that year. He was returned to the council in the 2023 local elections, this time for the Titanic District.