Mr Paul Givan

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Givan
Official First Name: Paul
Usual First Name: Paul
Date of Birth: 12/10/1981
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: Lagan Valley

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	14/06/2010 - 25/03/2011

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
14/06/2010	Lagan Valley	Unionist, Replaced Rt Hon J Donaldson
12/05/2011	Lagan Valley	Unionist, Elected following substitution
12/05/2016	Lagan Valley	Unionist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	Lagan Valley	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
25/05/2016 - 02/03/2017	Minister	Department for Communities
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
24/02/2016 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Committee for Justice
28/09/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Chair	Committee on Standards and Privileges
28/09/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
18/05/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee on Procedures
02/12/2014 - 05/10/2015	Committee Member	Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
01/12/2014 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment
20/03/2014 - 09/10/2014	Committee Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Committee for Justice
20/03/2014 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee for Committee for Enterprise Trade and Investment and Committee for Finance and Personnel
16/09/2013 - 10/12/2014	Committee Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
01/10/2012 - 15/04/2013	Committee Member	Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
27/02/2012 - 21/05/2012	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment
16/06/2011 - 10/12/2014	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
23/05/2011 - 01/12/2014	Committee Member	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
16/05/2011 - 09/12/2014	Committee Chair	Committee for Justice
27/09/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
14/09/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment
28/06/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Committee for Justice

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
09/05/2017 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Country Sports
11/05/2017 - 11/05/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Mental Health
24/04/2017 - 24/04/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Ageing and Older People
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Human Life
21/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Funerals and Bereavement
18/11/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Human Life
12/12/2013 - 12/12/2013	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Construction
22/05/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
13/02/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Country Sports
13/02/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Cost of Motor Insurance
04/07/2011 - 25/06/2012	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Learning Disability.
04/07/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Learning Disability.
28/06/2011 - 25/06/2012	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Learning Disability.
19/10/2010 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Learning Disability.

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Plenary Business

Plenary Item Title	Item	Tabled As	Tabled Date	Plenary Date
Petition of Concern: No Confidence in the Speaker	Petition of Concern	MLA - Lagan Valley	16/01/2017	17/01/2017
The draft Housing Benefit (Welfare Supplementary Payment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017	Motion	Minister for Communities	13/01/2017	16/01/2017
The draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017	Motion	Minister for Communities	13/01/2017	16/01/2017
Progression of the Regeneration Bill	Oral Ministerial Statement	Minister for Communities	16/11/2016	22/11/2016
The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	11/11/2016	05/12/2016
Legislative Consent Motion: Savings (Government Contributions) Bill	Motion	Minister for Communities	11/11/2016	22/11/2016
The Child Support (Deduction Orders and Fees) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	21/10/2016	08/11/2016
The draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Benefit Cap) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	07/10/2016	24/10/2016
Legislative Consent Motion: the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill	Motion	Minister for Communities	23/09/2016	10/10/2016
Second Stage: Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 2/16-21)	Motion	Minister for Communities	13/09/2016	27/09/2016
Campaign against the harsh introduction of equal state pension requirements	Public Petition	Minister for Communities	13/09/2016	26/09/2016
North South Ministerial Council in Language Body Sectoral Format	Oral Ministerial Statement	Minister for Communities	13/09/2016	20/09/2016
Draft BBC Charter and Framework Agreement	Motion	Minister for Communities	13/09/2016	27/09/2016
The Draft Renewables Obligation Closure (No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	22/06/2016	27/06/2016
The Draft Discretionary Support Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	21/06/2016	27/06/2016
The Draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Carer Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	21/06/2016	27/06/2016
The Draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability-Related Premiums) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	21/06/2016	27/06/2016
The Draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	21/06/2016	27/06/2016
The Draft Landlord Registration Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	20/06/2016	27/06/2016
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	16/06/2016	28/06/2016
The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	07/06/2016	28/06/2016
The State Pension (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	07/06/2016	28/06/2016
The State Pension (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	07/06/2016	28/06/2016
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2016	Motion	Minister for Communities	02/06/2016	20/06/2016

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