Mr Robin Swann

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Swann
Official First Name: Robert
Usual First Name: Robin
Date of Birth: 24/09/1971
Party: Ulster Unionist Party
Constituency: North Antrim

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Ulster Unionist Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - Present
Ulster Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017
Ulster Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2011 - 30/03/2016

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
12/05/2011	North Antrim	Unionist, First Elected
12/05/2016	North Antrim	Unionist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	North Antrim	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
31/03/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
11/01/2020 - Present	Minister	Department of Health
31/05/2017 - 13/01/2020	Committee Member	Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
25/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Chair	Public Accounts Committee
25/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
12/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Business Committee
01/03/2016 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
30/06/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
09/02/2015 - 14/09/2015	Committee Member	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
10/09/2014 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
02/09/2013 - 10/09/2014	Committee Chair	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
09/04/2013 - 05/11/2013	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee Review Group
27/02/2013 - 30/03/2016	Committee Chair	Committee for Employment and Learning
27/02/2013 - 01/09/2013	Committee Deputy Chair	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
25/02/2013 - 11/03/2013	Committee Member	Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
11/02/2013 - 04/07/2014	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
21/01/2013 - 04/07/2014	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
23/11/2012 - 03/02/2013	Committee Deputy Chair	Ad Hoc Committee on Conformity with Equality Requirements, Welfare Reform Bill
23/05/2011 - 04/03/2013	Committee Member	Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
23/05/2011 - 03/12/2012	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
12/05/2011 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Business Committee

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
10/04/2018 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
09/05/2017 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
09/05/2017 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on International Development
09/05/2017 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Fairtrade
08/05/2017 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
08/05/2017 - 04/06/2019	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Learning Disability
24/10/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All Party Group on Students
09/09/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on Learning Disability
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Human Life
27/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on International Development
21/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Fairtrade
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
20/06/2016 - 26/07/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Multiple Sclerosis
29/10/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Multiple Sclerosis
05/03/2014 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Fairtrade
31/01/2014 - 27/11/2015	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
03/12/2013 - 27/11/2015	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on International Development
20/11/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Trade Unions
22/05/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
22/05/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
16/04/2013 - 02/12/2013	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on International Development
14/05/2012 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All Party Group on Football
14/05/2012 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Football
01/05/2012 - 27/11/2015	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on International Development
27/09/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
14/06/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Community and Voluntary Sector
07/06/2011 - 01/05/2012	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on International Development

Contacts

Register of Interests

1. Employment and Earnings

None. (Registered 6 April 2017)

2. Donations and other support

None. (Registered 6 April 2017)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality

None. (Registered 6 April 2017)

4. Visits

None. (Registered 6 April 2017)

21 – 23 February 2019: I attended the Annual Council & Summit of The Alliance of Conservatives & Reformists in Europe (ACRE), held in Rome. The cost of the flights and hotel accommodation (£695) was covered by ACRE. (Registered 26 February 2019)

29 June 2019: I attended the Annual Boyne Celebration of the County Grand Lodge of the East of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland, held in Whitburn. They covered the costs of the flights and hotel accommodation (£197). (Registered 10 July 2019)

8 - 11 September 2019: I attended the Gibraltarian National Day Celebrations alongside government briefings on BREXIT. The Government of Gibraltar covered the costs of the trip (£951.00). (Registered 12 September 2019)

5. Shareholdings

None. (Registered 6 April 2017)

6. Land and Property

None. (Registered 6 April 2017)

7. Miscellaneous

None. (Registered 6 April 2017)

8. Unremunerated interests

Governor, Royal National Lifeboat Institution. (Registered 6 April 2017)

Director, Brookville Enterprises Limited. (Ceased 19 January 2020)

Director, Raglan Community Development and Renovation Society. (Ceased 19 January 2020)

Member, Kells and Connor Community Improvement Association. (Registered 6 April 2017)

Member, Loyal Orders. (Registered 6 April 2017)

Member, Royal Ulster Agricultural Association. (Registered 6 April 2017)

Member, Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster. (Registered 6 April 2017)

Member, Masonic Order. (Registered 6 April 2017)

Member, Northern Zone Steering Group of the Social Investment Fund (political appointee since 2012). (Ceased 20 January 2020)

9. Family members who benefit from Office Cost Expenditure

None. (Registered 6 April 2017)

Assembly Questions

Session:

305 Questions, Page 1 of 31

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

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