Harry Harvey is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford since 2019. He is the DUP Spokesperson for Cultural Development and Loyal Orders and Groups Engagement.[1] He was a Newry, Mourne and Down Councillor for the Rowallane DEA from 2014 to 2019.
Harry Harvey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Hamilton |
| Member of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 7 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Council created |
| Succeeded by | Kathryn Owen |
| Constituency | Rowallane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Crossgar, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Website | Harry Harvey MLA |
Background edit
Born in Crossgar, Harvey is the son of politician Cecil Harvey. He worked at Bells Crossgar Motors for twenty years.[2][3]
At the 2014 Northern Ireland local elections, Harvey was elected to represent the Rowallane area on Newry and Mourne District Council, and was later re-elected in 2019. In September 2019, he was co-opted to represent the Strangford constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly, replacing Simon Hamilton. [2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Harry Harvey MLA". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ a b Ainsworth, Paul (7 September 2019). "Newry and Mourne councillor Harry Harvey named as DUP replacement for Simon Hamilton as Strangford MLA". Irish News. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ a b "DUP announce Harry Harvey as MLA replacing Simon Hamilton". Belfast Telegraph. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.