Mr Jim Wells

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Wells
Official First Name: James
Usual First Name: Jim
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: South Down

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
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	07/03/2007 - 25/03/2011
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	26/11/2003 - 30/01/2007
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	25/06/1998 - 28/04/2003

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
25/06/1998	South Down	Unionist, First Elected
26/11/2003	South Down	Unionist, Re-elected
13/03/2007	South Down	Unionist, Re-elected
12/05/2011	South Down	Unionist, Re-elected
12/05/2016	South Down	Unionist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	South Down	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
08/06/2021 - 16/06/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Executive Office, Committee for Finance and Committee for the Economy
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for Finance
31/05/2016 - 13/01/2020	Committee Member	Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Finance
18/05/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Public Accounts Committee
18/05/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Finance and Personnel
12/05/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the Public Services Ombudsperson Bill
24/09/2014 - 11/05/2015	Minister	Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
20/03/2014 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Committee for Justice
16/09/2013 - 30/03/2016	Committee Deputy Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
11/02/2013 - 28/02/2013	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
23/05/2011 - 06/10/2014	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
16/05/2011 - 23/09/2014	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
04/07/2009 - 25/03/2011	Committee Chair	Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
15/09/2008 - 13/09/2009	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment
03/12/2007 - 25/03/2011	Committee Deputy Chair	Ad Hoc Committee on the draft Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
09/05/2007 - 03/07/2009	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Regional Development
09/05/2007 - 10/05/2007	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
09/05/2007 - 28/05/2007	Committee Member	Committee for Employment and Learning
09/05/2007 - 14/09/2008	Committee Member	Committee of the Centre
22/11/2006 - 30/01/2007	Joint Chairpersons Programme for Government Committee	Committee on the Programme for Government
22/11/2006 - 30/01/2007	Joint Committee Chair	Committee on the Programme for Government
11/05/2006 - 30/01/2007	Deputy Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
01/05/2002 - 28/04/2003	Committee Member	The Causeway Sub-Committee
03/10/2000 - 28/04/2003	Committee Member	Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee
01/09/2000 - 28/04/2003	Committee Member	Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
30/11/1999 - 12/11/2001	Committee Member	Regional Development Committee

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
08/06/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on MS and Neurology
23/11/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Animal Welfare
20/10/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All Party Group on Modern Slavery
30/09/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Terminal Illness
30/09/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Lung Health
15/09/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Cancer
03/03/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
05/02/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Climate Action
28/01/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Football
11/05/2017 - 15/09/2020	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Cancer
10/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Fairtrade
09/05/2017 - 13/10/2021	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on International Development
09/05/2017 - 13/10/2021	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
08/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
03/04/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Visual Impairment
22/11/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Cancer
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Mental Health
27/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on International Development
27/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Visual Impairment
21/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Fairtrade
03/02/2016 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
27/11/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on International Development
05/03/2014 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Fairtrade
05/03/2014 - 27/11/2015	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Fairtrade
02/12/2013 - 27/11/2015	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All Party Group on International Development
22/05/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Active Travel
13/03/2013 - 27/11/2015	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on Organ Donation
13/03/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Organ Donation
08/05/2012 - 27/11/2015	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Heart Disease & Stroke
07/11/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on European Environmental Regulations, Directives and Decisions
27/09/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
26/09/2011 - 03/03/2015	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals
26/09/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals
19/09/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Disability
04/07/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Cancer
30/06/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Pro-Life
28/06/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Visual Impairment
28/06/2011 - 27/11/2015	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Visual Impairment
07/06/2011 - 02/12/2013	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on International Development
07/06/2011 - 27/11/2015	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on International Development
28/06/2010 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals
25/02/2010 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All Party Group on International Development
22/01/2009 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Visual Impairment
16/09/2008 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Rural Sustainability
01/07/2008 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Construction
06/05/2008 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Climate Change
15/05/2007 - 25/02/2010	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on International Development

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