Robin Newton | |
|---|---|
 Newton in 2017 | |
| 5th Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
| In office 12 May 2016 – 11 January 2020 | |
| Deputy | Caitríona Ruane Patsy McGlone Danny Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Mitchel McLaughlin |
| Succeeded by | Alex Maskey |
| Principal Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
| In office 20 January 2015 – 12 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mitchel McLaughlin |
| Succeeded by | Caitríona Ruane |
| Junior Minister at the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | |
| In office 1 July 2009 – 16 May 2011 Serving with Gerry Kelly | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Donaldson |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Bell |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast East | |
| In office 26 November 2003 – 28 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sammy Wilson |
| Succeeded by | David Brooks |
| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| In office 1999–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Tom Campbell |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 15 May 1985 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Victoria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1945 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse | Carole Newton |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Robin Newton MLA |
Robert "Robin" Gray Newton MBE (born 21 December 1945) is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). He was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Belfast from 2003 to 2022, and was a junior minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister from 2009 to 2011.
Newton is a chief executive of a management consultancy company and a member of the East Belfast Partnership Board, which promotes economic development in East Belfast. He served as Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 12 May 2016 until 11 January 2020. He and his wife Carole have two children.[1]
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours "for services to Local Government and to the community in Northern Ireland."[2][3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "MLA delighted at MBE". Belfast Telegraph. 18 June 2008.