Mr Robin Newton

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Newton
Official First Name: Robin
Usual First Name: Robin
Date of Birth: 21/12/1945
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: East Belfast

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - Present
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2011 - 30/03/2016
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	07/03/2007 - 25/03/2011
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	26/11/2003 - 30/01/2007

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
26/11/2003	East Belfast	Unionist, First Elected
13/03/2007	East Belfast	Unionist, Re-elected
12/05/2011	East Belfast	Unionist, Re-elected
12/05/2016	East Belfast	Unionist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	East Belfast	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
03/03/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Education and the Committee for the Economy
20/01/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Education
20/01/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Communities
12/05/2016 - 10/01/2020	Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
12/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Chair	Business Committee
20/01/2015 - 30/03/2016	Principal Deputy Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
06/10/2014 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
16/09/2013 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Education
11/10/2012 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee for Committee for Enterprise Trade and Investment and Committee for Finance and Personnel
21/05/2012 - 16/09/2013	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment
23/05/2011 - 27/02/2012	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment
04/07/2009 - 04/05/2011	junior Minister	Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
04/07/2009 - 04/05/2011	junior Ministers	Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
10/06/2008 - 03/07/2009	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Employment and Learning
21/04/2008 - 25/03/2011	Committee Chair	Ad-Hoc Committee on Local Postal Services
09/05/2007 - 03/07/2009	Committee Chair	Audit Committee
09/05/2007 - 13/09/2009	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
18/11/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Tackling Educational Underachievement And Promoting Educational Excellence For All
20/05/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Animal Welfare
20/05/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Ageing and Older People
23/04/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Postal Issues
04/10/2010 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on Ethnic Minorities
30/04/2008 - 30/06/2009	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All Party Group on Ethnic Minorities

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Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

2 Questions, Page 1 of 1

Display All Answers

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

Ref No	Member	Question	Tabled	Status
AQO 10/17-22	Mr Robin Newton (DUP - East Belfast)	To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in supporting the work of the Minister for the Economy, to outline the regions they will prioritise in building international relationships in order to benefit the people of Northern Ireland. + Display Answer	23/01/2020	Answered on 07/02/2020
AQO 87/17-22	Mr Robin Newton (DUP - East Belfast)	To ask the Minister of Health how he will address the closure of GP practices. View Official Report for AQO 87/17-22	30/01/2020	Answered on 10/02/2020

Plenary Business

Plenary Item Title	Item	Tabled As	Tabled Date	Plenary Date
Housing Waiting List - Amendment 1	Motion Amendment	MLA - East Belfast	18/03/2020
Childcare Strategy	Motion	MLA - East Belfast	25/02/2020	10/03/2020
Investment in the Comber Greenway	Adjournment Debate	MLA - East Belfast	10/02/2020	03/03/2020
Unregulated Car Washes	Motion	MLA - East Belfast	03/02/2020
Business Committee Membership	Motion	MLA - East Belfast	10/01/2020	11/01/2020
Date when Assembly shall next meet and Business Committee Membership	Motion	MLA - East Belfast	18/10/2019	21/10/2019

Votes On Division

Vote Subject	Division Date	Member Voted
Final Stage: Budget Bill (NIA Bill 02/17-22) [Minister of Finance - Department of Finance]	09/03/2020	AYE
Areas of Natural Constraint [Mr Declan McAleer]	03/03/2020	NO
-#1 Violent Crime - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Mervyn Storey]	02/03/2020	AYE
-#1 Climate Emergency (revised wording) - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Dr Caoimhe Archibald]	03/02/2020	NO
Motion to Delay [Mr J Allister]	20/01/2020	NO
Election of Principal Deputy Speaker Nomination 1 - Mr Christopher Stalford [Mr G Lyons]	14/01/2020	AYE

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