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Northern Ireland politician (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Reginald Norman Morgan Empey, Baron Empey, OBE (born 26 October 1947), best known as Reg Empey, is a Northern Irish unionist politician who was the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 2005 to 2010. He was the chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party from 2012 to 2019. Empey was also twice Lord Mayor of Belfast and was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Belfast from 1998 to 2011.
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The Lord Empey | |
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Chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party | |
In office 1 April 2012 – 23 December 2019 | |
Leader | Mike Nesbitt Robin Swann Steve Aiken |
Preceded by | David Campbell |
Succeeded by | Danny Kennedy |
13th Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party | |
In office 24 June 2005 – 22 September 2010 | |
Deputy | Danny Kennedy |
Chairman | David Campbell |
President | The Lord Rogan John White |
Preceded by | David Trimble |
Succeeded by | Tom Elliott |
Minister for Employment and Learning | |
In office 8 May 2007 – 27 October 2010 | |
Preceded by | Carmel Hanna |
Succeeded by | Danny Kennedy |
Acting First Minister of Northern Ireland | |
In office 1 July 2001 – 6 November 2001 | |
Preceded by | David Trimble |
Succeeded by | David Trimble |
Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment | |
In office 1 July 1998 – 14 October 2002 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Nigel Dodds |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 19 January 2011 Life Peerage | |
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast East | |
In office 25 June 1998 – 5 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Michael Copeland |
Personal details | |
Born | Reginald Norman Morgan Empey (1947-10-26) 26 October 1947 (age 76) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Ulster Unionist Party (Before 1973; 1984–2011; 2011-) |
Other political affiliations | Ulster Vanguard (1973–1975) United Ulster Unionist Party (1975–1984) Conservatives (2011) |
Spouse | Stella Empey |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Profession | Businessman |
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