Nelson McCausland

Nelson McCausland
Minister for Social Development
In office 16 May 2011 – 23 September 2014
Preceded by	Alex Attwood
Succeeded by	Mervyn Storey
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast North
In office 26 November 2003 – 25 January 2017[1]
Preceded by	Fraser Agnew
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
High Sheriff of Belfast
In office 1997–1998
Preceded by	Steve McBride
Succeeded by	Jim Clarke
Member of Belfast City Council
In office 7 June 2001 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	Fred Proctor
Succeeded by	Gareth McKee
Constituency	Oldpark
In office 17 May 1989 – 7 June 2011
Preceded by	Alfred Redpath
Succeeded by	Ian Crozier
Constituency	Castle
Personal details
Born	(1951-08-15) 15 August 1951 (age 72) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party (2001 - present) Ulster Unionist Party (1993 - 2001)
Other political affiliations	Independent Unionist (1984 - 1993) United Ulster Unionist (1982)
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast Worcester College, Oxford
Profession	Teacher
Website	DUP website

Nelson McCausland (born 15 August 1951) is a Northern Irish columnist and former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure (2009–2011) and subsequently Minister for Social Development (2011–2014) in the Northern Ireland Executive.

McCausland was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Belfast from 2003, until 2017.^[2]