Mr Peter Weir

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Weir
Official First Name: Peter
Usual First Name: Peter
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: Strangford

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 Chief Whip	28/04/2010 - 25/03/2011
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	30/04/2002 - 28/04/2003
Independent	Party Member	09/11/2001 - 30/04/2002
Ulster Unionist Party	Party Member	25/06/1998 - 09/11/2001

MLA History

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

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
18/02/2022 - 25/02/2022	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Health and the Committee for Justice
11/10/2021 - 11/10/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Health and Committee for Education
11/10/2021 - 20/10/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Education and the Committee for the Economy
06/07/2021 - 27/03/2022	Committee Chair	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
06/07/2021 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
25/06/2021 - 02/07/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
21/06/2021 - 27/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
21/06/2021 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
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
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
11/01/2020 - 13/06/2021	Minister	Department of Education
25/05/2016 - 02/03/2017	Minister	Department of Education
12/05/2016 - 31/05/2016	Committee Member	Business Committee
12/05/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Chair	Committee for Education
11/05/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
12/12/2013 - 20/02/2014	Committee Member	Sub-Committee on Local Government Bill
23/11/2012 - 03/02/2013	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on Conformity with Equality Requirements, Welfare Reform Bill
08/10/2012 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee for Committee for Enterprise Trade and Investment and Committee for Finance and Personnel
01/10/2012 - 18/05/2015	Committee Member	Committee for Finance and Personnel
23/05/2011 - 18/05/2015	Committee Member	Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
23/05/2011 - 01/10/2012	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
23/05/2011 - 18/05/2015	Committee Member	Committee for the Environment
12/05/2011 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Business Committee
29/06/2010 - 06/05/2011	Committee Member	Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
28/06/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Committee for Employment and Learning
13/04/2010 - 28/06/2010	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Employment and Learning
04/07/2009 - 28/06/2010	Committee Chair	Audit Committee
04/07/2009 - 12/04/2010	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Finance and Personnel
15/09/2008 - 25/03/2011	Committee Chair	Ad Hoc Committee on the draft Criminal Damage (Compensation) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 20
09/05/2007 - 03/07/2009	Committee Member	Committee for Finance and Personnel
09/05/2007 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Committee for the Environment
08/05/2007 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Business Committee
28/05/2002 - 14/06/2002	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on Disqualification Legislation
30/11/1999 - 28/04/2003	Committee Member	Finance and Personnel Committee

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
08/07/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Parental Participation in Education
08/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
03/02/2016 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
18/11/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Tackling Educational Underachievement And Promoting Educational Excellence For All
22/05/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
23/04/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Postal Issues
08/05/2012 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Heart Disease & Stroke
14/02/2012 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Human Trafficking
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

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