Mr Jonathan Buckley

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Buckley
Official First Name: Jonathan
Usual First Name: Jonathan
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: Upper Bann

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
13/03/2017	Upper Bann	Unionist, First elected
13/05/2022	Upper Bann	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
08/05/2025 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and the Committee for Education
16/09/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
24/05/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Education
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Chair	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
27/02/2025 - 29/05/2025	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
12/02/2024 - 03/06/2024	Committee Member	Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
25/06/2021 - 02/07/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
14/06/2021 - 28/03/2022	Committee Chair	Committee for Infrastructure
14/06/2021 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
02/11/2020 - 01/11/2021	Committee Member	Committee for Health
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - 05/07/2021	Committee Member	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
20/01/2020 - 02/11/2020	Committee Member	Committee for Communities

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
14/04/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Funerals and Bereavement
27/06/2022 - 08/01/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Built Environment
18/02/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Community Pharmacy
06/06/2019 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
09/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Country Sports

Contacts

Register of Interests

1. Employment and Earnings

None

2. Donations and other support

Stephen Moutray (Councillor, Democratic Unionist Party): provided a donation of £1,589.99 towards May 2022 Election costs, received on 6 April 2022. (Registered 10 June 2022)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality

18 July 2025: I attended The Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club as a guest of the R&A. The cost of the ticket and hospitality (approximately £500) was met by the R&A. (Registered 29 July 2025)

4. Visits

12-21 March 2023: 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 in part by Family & Life. The estimated value of travel and accommodation was €700. The remainder of the costs associated were met personally. (Registered 28 March 2023)

7-15 March 2024: 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 in part by Family & Life. The estimated value of travel and accommodation was £1,235. The remainder of the costs associated were met personally. (Registered 19 April 2024)

11-15 March 2025: 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 and family values. The costs of the visit were met in part by Family & Life. The estimated value of travel and accommodation was $1,404.08. The remainder of the costs associated were met personally (Registered 4 April 2025)

20-21 March 2025: I accepted an invitation from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) to attend the annual Eat Game Awards ceremony in London. The costs of flights, accommodation and hospitality (totalling £661) were met by BASC. (Registered 30 April 2025)

14-16 October 2025: I attended Liberty University’s CEO Summit at the invitation of Liberty University, Virginia. The cost of accommodation, with an estimated value of $500, was met by Liberty University. All other associated costs were met by me personally. (Registered 11 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

Session:

113 Questions, Page 1 of 12

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQO 3217/22-27