Sammy Wilson (politician)

Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
	Official portrait, 2017
Democratic Unionist Party Chief Whip in the House of Commons
	In office; 17 December 2019 – 23 February 2024
Leader	Jeffrey Donaldson
Preceded by	Jeffrey Donaldson
Minister of Finance and Personnel
	In office; 1 July 2009 – 29 July 2013
First Minister	Peter Robinson
Preceded by	Nigel Dodds
Succeeded by	Simon Hamilton
Minister of the Environment
	In office; 9 June 2008 – 1 July 2009
First Minister	Peter Robinson
Preceded by	Arlene Foster
Succeeded by	Edwin Poots
Preceded by
Parliamentary Representation
Member of Parliament ; for East Antrim
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Roy Beggs
Member of the Legislative Assembly ; for East Antrim
	In office; 26 November 2003 – 11 August 2015
Preceded by	Roger Hutchinson
Succeeded by	Gordon Lyons
Member of the Legislative Assembly ; for Belfast East
	In office; 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Robin Newton
Deputy
Local Government Representation
43rd and 57th Lord Mayor of Belfast
	In office; 1 June 2000 – 1 June 2001
Deputy	Frank McCoubrey
Preceded by	Bob Stoker
Succeeded by	Jim Rodgers
	In office; 1 June 1986 – 1 June 1987
Deputy	Dixie Gilmore
Preceded by	John Carson
Succeeded by	J. J. Dixon Gilmore
Member of ; Belfast City Council
	In office; 15 May 1985 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Gavin Robinson
Constituency	Pottinger
	In office; 20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985
Preceded by	Alasdair McDonnell
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Belfast Area A
Personal details
Born	4 April 1952 (age 72); Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Member of Parliament

Samuel Wilson^[1] (born 4 April 1952) is a Northern Irish politician who was Chief Whip of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in the House of Commons from 2019 to 2024.^[2] Wilson has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Antrim since 2005.^[3] He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East from 1998 to 2003 and for East Antrim from 2003 until 2015. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1986 to 1987 and again from 2000 to 2001, the first person from the DUP to hold the office. He has also served as Minister of Finance and Personnel and Minister of the Environment in the Northern Ireland Executive.^[4]

^ "Who's Who".
^ "Sammy Wilson: MP quits as DUP chief whip at Westminster". BBC News. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ Northern Ireland Assembly Information Office (1 July 1998). "Northern Ireland Assembly Report Wednesday July 1, 1999". Niassembly.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
^ Northern Ireland Assembly Information Office. "Ministers and their Departments, Northern Ireland Assembly". Niassembly.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

[1] "Who's Who".

[2] "Sammy Wilson: MP quits as DUP chief whip at Westminster". BBC News. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

[3] Northern Ireland Assembly Information Office (1 July 1998). "Northern Ireland Assembly Report Wednesday July 1, 1999". Niassembly.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

[4] Northern Ireland Assembly Information Office. "Ministers and their Departments, Northern Ireland Assembly". Niassembly.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

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