William Humphrey | |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast North | |
In office 14 September 2010 – 28 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Nigel Dodds |
Succeeded by | Brian Kingston |
Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
In office 2010–2011 | |
Preceded by | Danny Lavery |
Succeeded by | Ruth Patterson |
High Sheriff of Belfast | |
In office 2006–2007 | |
Preceded by | David Browne |
Succeeded by | Jim Kirkpatrick |
Member of Belfast City Council | |
In office 5 May 2005 – 22 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Chris McGimpsey |
Succeeded by | Jolene Bunting |
Constituency | Court |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Woodvale, Belfast, Northern Ireland | October 17, 1967
Nationality | British |
Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Occupation | Politician |
William Joseph Humphrey MBE (born 17 October 1967) is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Belfast from 2010 to 2022. He was a Belfast City Councillor for the Court DEA from 2005 to 2014.
Born in the Woodvale area of Belfast, Humphrey studied at the Boys' Model School. A member of the Woodvale Residents' Association, he joined the Democratic Unionist Party, becoming its chairman in North Belfast, and a member of the party's executive. [2] He was elected to Belfast City Council in the Court district at the 2005 Northern Ireland local elections, [3] then served as High Sheriff of Belfast in 2006. [4]
At the 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Humphrey stood in North Belfast, but was not elected. [5] He moved to contest West Belfast at the UK general election, 2010, but took only 7.6% of the votes cast. [6] In June, he became Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast. [7]
In September 2010, he was selected to replace Nigel Dodds in the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing North Belfast [2] and was elected at the 2011 Assembly election. Referencing his predecessor, Humphrey said, "Nigel has a proven track record of dedicated hard work on the ground, making a difference in peoples' lives within the Constituency...That will be the record I will strive to emulate." [8]
Humphrey was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for public service, particularly during the COVID-19 response. [9]
In 2022, Humphrey announced that he would not contest the 2022 Assembly election. [10]