Nigel Dodds
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 65 |
| Web site | www.nigeldodds.co.uk |
| Born | Derry |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Diane Dodds |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Children | Andrew Dodds |
| Job | Politician |
| Barrister | |
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| Education | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Queen's University Belfast | |
| St John's College | |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Date of birth | August 20,1958 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Position | Member of House of Lords of the United Kingdom |
| Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom since 2020 | |
| Books | Lisbon Treaty (Referendum) Bill |
| Previous position | Minister of Finance and Personnel of Northern Ireland (2008–2009) |
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| ID | 399218 |
Nigel Dodds Life story
Nigel Alexander Dodds, Baron Dodds of Duncairn, OBE, PC, is a British unionist politician who has been the Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in the House of Lords since 2021, and was the deputy leader of the DUP from 2008 to 2021.
Biography
Nigel dodds is a member of parliament of the united kingdom.He was born on april 28.1959 in belfast.Northern ireland.He is 61 years old.He is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs raoudn 75 kg.He has blue eyes and a slim body type.His zodaic sign is taurus.He is of british nationality.Education
Nigel dodds attended the royal belfast academical institution and then went on to study law at queen s university belfast.He graduated with a bacehlor of laws degree in 1981.Career
Nigel dodds began his career as a barrister in was elected as a member of parliament for belfast north in 2001 and has hedl the position ever since.He is currently the deputy leader of the democratic unionist paryt.Family
Nigel dodds is married to diane dodds.Who is aslo a member of parliament.They have two hcildren.A son and a daughter.He also has two siblings.A brother and a sister.His parents are william and jean dodds.Most Important Event
The most important event in nigel dodds career was when he was appointed as the deputy leader of the democratic unionist patry in 2008.He has been a key figure in the party ever since.And has been instrumental in helpnig to shape the party s policies and strategies.Life Story
Nigel dodds has had a long and successful career in politics.He has been a membre of parliament for belfast north since 2001 and has held various positions in the democratic unionist party.He was appointed as the deputy leader of the party in 2008 and has been a key figure in the party ever since.He has been instrumental in helping to shape the praty s policies and strategies.He is a passionate advocate for northern ireland and has been a strong voice for the people of belfast north.Northern Ireland Protocol: What did Boris Johnson say?
... It is fully compatible with the Good Friday agreement - 19 October 2019Boris Johnson asserted this in response to a question in Parliament from the DUP s Nigel Dodds who said the protocol " drives a coach and horses through the Belfast Agreement" and urged Mr Johnson to reconsider the plan...
General election 2019: Animated tour in 10 stops
... (9/10) In Northern Ireland the DUP, who had backed the Conservatives since 2017, lost two of their seats, including their Westminster leader Nigel Dodds...
General election 2019: 'Bruising defeats' for DUP and Sinn Féin
...DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds lost his North Belfast seat to Sinn Féin s John Finucane This election has set the bar for unpredictable results, even by recent standards in Northern Ireland...
Election results: Who are the major political casualties?
... If you cannot see the lookup tool, DUP deputy leader (and Westminster leader) Nigel DoddsThe Democratic Unionist Party s deputy leader since 2008, Nigel Dodds had been North Belfast MP since 2001, taking the seat from Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker...
DUP's Nigel Dodds loses seat
... Nigel Dodds lost his North Belfast seat to Sinn Féin s John Finucane while Emma Little-Pengelly was defeated by Claire Hanna of the SDLP in South Belfast...
Results in pictures
... In Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) suffered a bruising night, losing two MPs including its Westminster leader Nigel Dodds who lost his North Belfast seat to Sinn Féin s John Finucane...
General election 2019: Ulster Unionists 'want hung parliament'
... In the latter, the UUP stepped aside to support Nigel Dodds from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)...
General election 2019: DUP launches manifesto
... At Thursday s manifesto launch in Belfast, deputy leader Nigel Dodds said the deal would be dangerous to the economic and constitutional position of Northern Ireland ...
General election 2019: Animated tour in 10 stops
Scroll to take a Guided Tour of the UK's results to find out how Boris Johnson gained the largest Conservative majority since the 1980s, while Labour took its lowest number of seats since 1935.
Find out how the UK voted Conservatives: 365 Labour: 203 SNP: 48 Lib Dems: 11 DUP: 8 Sinn Fein : 7 Plaid Cymru : 4 SDLP: 2 Green: 1 Alliance Party: 1 Scroll to find out how the UK voted Animation enabled(1/10) The Conservatives won 365 seats, giving Boris Johnson a majority of 80. Their 44% share of the vote was the highest since Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979. So how did this happen?
(2/10) Right at the beginning of The Night it was clear something unusual had happened. The third seat to declare, Blyth Valley, had been Labour for nearly 70 years and was predicted to stay that way. Labour lost Here by 712 votes.
Blyth Valley results Conservatives 43% Labour 41% Brexit 8% Lib Dems 5% Green 3%(3/10) This story was repeated again and again, as Labour's " Red Wall" in the North crumbled. Labour's vote share reduced by 13% in the North East and 10% in Yorkshire & Humber . Many of these seats voted strongly to leave the EU.
(4/10) Many northern Conservative wins were due more to a reduced Labour vote than a large boost for the Tories. However, in Wakefield , which had been Labour since 1932, the Tories won a majority of over 3,000.
Wakefield results Conservatives 47% Labour 40% Brexit 6% Lib Dems 4% Yorkshire Party 2% Independent 1%(5/10) By around 02:00 GMT the Conservatives started to win seats in Wales, taking six from Labour in total. Plaid Cymru held on to their four seats, but a Remain pact with The Greens and Liberal Democrats failed to create a Breakthrough .
(6/10) The Liberal Democrats had hoped to win back seats in The South West that they lost to the Tories in 2015. Despite increasing their share of the vote by 3%, the Lib Dems failed to win any new seats Here .
(7/10) Jo Swinson , the Liberal Democrat leader, narrowly lost her seat of East Dunbartonshire in Scotland to the Scottish National Party , who had a Good Night .
East Dunbartonshire results SNP 37% Lib Dems 37% Conservatives 14% Labour 9% Green 2% Independent 0%(8/10) The SNP won 14 seats overall, from the Liberal Democrats , Tories and Labour. They now have 48 seats, up 13 from 2017 and only slightly down from their 2015 Landslide .
(9/10) In Northern Ireland the DUP, who had backed the Conservatives since 2017, lost two of their seats, including their Westminster leader Nigel Dodds . The SDLP picked up two and The Alliance Party won One .
(10/10) Across the UK Labour suffered 60 losses. Their only gain was Putney in London, but Kensington, which they'd won in 2017, went back to the Conservatives. Despite breaking even in London, a largely Remain voting area, Labour's vote share still declined by 6%.
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By Will Dahlgreen, Irene de La Torre Arenas and Becky Rush .
Source of news: bbc.com
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