Diane Dodds

The Right Honourable The Lady Dodds of Duncairn MLA
Dodds in 2014
Minister for the Economy
In office 11 January 2020 – 14 June 2021
Preceded by	Simon Hamilton
Succeeded by	Paul Frew
Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland
In office 4 June 2009 – 31 January 2020
Preceded by	Jim Allister
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Upper Bann
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 2020
Preceded by	Carla Lockhart
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast West
In office 26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007
Preceded by	Joe Hendron
Succeeded by	Jennifer McCann
Member of Belfast City Council
In office 5 May 2005 – 21 April 2010
Preceded by	Eric Smyth
Succeeded by	Brian Kingston
Constituency	Court
Personal details
Born	(1958-08-16) 16 August 1958 (age 65) Rathfriland, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party
Spouse	Nigel, Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Children	3
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast
Profession	Teacher

Diane Jean Dodds, Baroness Dodds of Duncairn, MLA (born 16 August 1958),^[1] is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician in Northern Ireland. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Northern Ireland constituency from 2009 to 2020. She previously sat in the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2003 to 2007 as MLA for West Belfast. In 2020, Dodds returned to the Assembly as MLA for Upper Bann and is the DUP's Spokesperson for Education and Skills.^[2][3] She is married to Lord Dodds, and as such she is styled as "The Right Honourable The Lady Dodds of Duncairn".