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
08/02/2021 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
31/03/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
14/01/2020 - Present	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
20/10/2020 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Modern Slavery
30/04/2018 - Present	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 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 Cost of Motor Insurance
13/02/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Country Sports
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

1. Employment and Earnings

None. (Registered 4 April 2017)

2. Donations and other support

None. (Registered 4 April 2017)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality

None. (Registered 4 April 2017)

4. Visits

14 - 18 March 2017: I visited the United States of America to meet with representatives of the United States Senate and House of Representatives and other organisations to share expertise on issues concerning unborn human life. The costs of the visit were met by Family & Life. (Registered 4 April 2017)

14 - 17 March 2018: I visited the United States of America to meet with representatives of the House of Representatives and other organisations to share expertise on issues concerning unborn human life. The costs of the visit were met by Family & Life. (Registered 22 March 2018)

12 - 15 March 2019: I visited the United States of America to meet with representatives of the US Senate and House of Representatives and other organisations to share expertise on issues concerning unborn human life. The costs of the visit were met by Family & Life. (Registered 3 April 2019)

9 – 13 March 2020: I visited the United States of America to meet with representatives of the House of Representatives and other organisations to share expertise on issues concerning unborn human life. The costs of the visit were met by Family & Life. (Registered 15 April 2020)

5. Shareholdings

None. (Registered 4 April 2017)

6. Land and Property

None. (Registered 4 April 2017)

7. Miscellaneous

None. (Registered 4 April 2017)

8. Unremunerated interests

Governor, Pond Park Primary School. Governor, Ballymacash Primary School. (Registered 4 April 2017)

Governor, Laurelhill Community College (appointed 1 September 2019) (Registered 28 November 2019)

9. Family members who benefit from Office Cost Expenditure

I employ my father as a part-time Research Assistant. (Registered 4 April 2017)

Assembly Questions

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