Ms Claire Sugden

Title: Ms
Official Last Name: Sugden
Official First Name: Claire
Usual First Name: Claire
Party: Independent
Constituency: East Londonderry

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Independent	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Independent	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022
Independent	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017
Independent	Party Member	06/05/2014 - 30/03/2016

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
06/05/2014	East Londonderry	Unionist, Replaced Mr D McClarty
12/05/2016	East Londonderry	Unionist, elected following substitution
13/03/2017	East Londonderry	Unionist, Re-elected
13/05/2022	East Londonderry	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
19/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Business Committee
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for The Executive Office
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
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
03/03/2020 - 20/10/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Education and the Committee for the Economy
20/01/2020 - 27/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
25/05/2016 - 02/03/2017	Minister	Department of Justice
12/05/2014 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Employment and Learning

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
02/06/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Online Safety for Children and Young People
14/04/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Funerals and Bereavement
27/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Arts
24/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on LGBTQIA+ Equality
15/11/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Skills
26/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Parental Participation in Education
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Micro and Small Business
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Arts
30/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Learning Disability
29/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Mental Health
28/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Fuel Poverty
27/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Ageing and Older People
27/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on UNSCR 1325, Women, Peace and Security
24/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Animal Welfare
23/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Community Pharmacy
16/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
05/06/2023 - 10/10/2025	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Preventing Loneliness
11/07/2022 - 26/06/2023	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Parental Participation in Education
30/06/2022 - 05/06/2023	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Preventing Loneliness
08/07/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Parental Participation in Education
08/06/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on MS and Neurology
18/02/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Community Pharmacy
23/11/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Animal Welfare
13/10/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
01/07/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Ageing and Older People
01/07/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Fair Banking and Finance
12/06/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
28/01/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Football
30/04/2018 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Country Sports
09/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on UNSCR 1325, Women, Peace and Security
08/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
08/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
24/04/2017 - 01/07/2020	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 Muscular Dystrophy
27/11/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on Sexual Health
27/11/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Learning Disability.
29/10/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Ageing and Older People
29/10/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All Party Group on Multiple Sclerosis
08/09/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Children and Young People
14/05/2014 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on UNSCR 1325, Women, Peace and Security

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

194 Questions, Page 1 of 20

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

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