Mr Paul Givan

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Givan
Official First Name: Paul
Usual First Name: Paul
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: Lagan Valley

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022
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
13/05/2022	Lagan Valley	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
03/02/2024 - Present	Minister	Department of Education
17/06/2021 - 04/02/2022	First Minister	The Executive Office
10/03/2021 - 25/03/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy, Committee for Infrastructure and Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
08/02/2021 - 19/03/2021	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - 14/06/2021	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
14/01/2020 - 14/06/2021	Committee Chair	Committee for Justice
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
27/06/2022 - 08/01/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Built Environment
20/10/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Modern Slavery
30/04/2018 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All Party Group on Country Sports
11/05/2017 - 11/05/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Mental Health
09/05/2017 - 30/04/2018	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Country Sports
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 Built Environment
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.

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