Mr David Brooks

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Brooks
Official First Name: David
Usual First Name: David
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: East Belfast

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
13/05/2022	East Belfast	Unionist, First Elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
01/07/2025 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Education
08/05/2025 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and the Committee for Education
24/05/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Education
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Deputy Chair	Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
03/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Business Committee
12/02/2024 - 09/06/2025	Committee Member	Committee for Education

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
19/05/2026 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Dementia
02/07/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Aerospace and Space
02/06/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Online Safety for Children and Young People
25/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Football
17/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
02/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Voluntary and Community Sector
13/02/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Autism
06/07/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
27/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Mental Health
16/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
30/05/2024 - 02/07/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Aerospace and Space
13/06/2023 - 17/06/2024	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
12/06/2023 - 06/12/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Rare Disease

Contacts

Register of Interests

1. Employment and Earnings

None

2. Donations and other support

None

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality

15 March 2023: I attended the Ireland Funds Gala Dinner in Washington DC, USA. My ticket for the event was paid for by the Fitzpatrick Hotels Group and had a value of US$1,000. (Registered 12 April 2023)

13 March 2024: I attended the Ireland Funds Gala Dinner in Washington DC, USA. My ticket for the event was paid for by the Fitzpatrick Hotels Group and had a value of US$1,000. (Registered 22 March 2024)

4. Visits

14-22 March 2023: I visited Washington DC to participate in an academic conference hosted at American University in association with Georgetown University and Ulster University. The costs of return flights from Dublin to Dulles International Airport (costing £534.20) and three nights’ accommodation at the Glover Park Hotel Georgetown (costing approximately £433) were met by American University. (Registered 12 April 2023)

24-26 September 2023: I travelled to Boston to participate in a political panel of Northern Ireland parties during the Good Friday Agreement 25th Anninversary, which was held at the Edward Kennedy Institute. The cost of the flights (€1070.11) and accommodation (US$853.08) were met by the Edward Kennedy Institute. (Registered 5 October 2023)

* In addition to the previous registered interest, a transport fee to Boston airport (costing US$75) was met by the Edward Kennedy Institute. (Registered 24 October 2023)

23-30 October 2025: I visited Israel on a fact-finding tour which included visiting Israeli Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze and others, meeting members of civil and political society (including government and opposition MK's) and being briefed by eyewitnesses to the murderous terrorist attacks by Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and the Houthi's. The cost of accommodation, food, transport, and flights, to the value of £3,810, was paid for by the Embassy of Israel, London. (Registered 7 November 2025)

5. Shareholdings

None

6. Land and Property

None

7. Miscellaneous

None

8. Unremunerated interests

None

9. Family members who benefit from Office Cost Expenditure

None

Assembly Questions

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