Paul Givan
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 42 |
| Date of birth | October 12,1981 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Lisburn |
| United Kingdom | |
| Party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Job | Politician |
| Nationality | British |
| Spous | Emma Givan |
| Education | Ulster University |
| Position | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland since 2010 | |
| Previous position | First Minister of Northern Ireland (2021–2022), Minister for Communities of Northern Ireland (2016–2017) |
| Children | 3 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 554030 |
Paul Givan Life story
Paul Jonathan Givan is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party. Givan served as First Minister of Northern Ireland from June 2021 to February 2022, the youngest person to hold that office.
DUP: Sir Jeffrey Donaldson tells conference that 'power-sharing is essential'
... " The party withdrew Paul Givan as first minister in February last year in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol, Earlier this year, the UK and EU agreed changes to the protocol, as part of a deal known as the Windsor Framework...
Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill to accuse DUP of punishing the public
... Until February, Ms O Neill had been Stormont s deputy first minister, but when the DUP removed Paul Givan as first minister from the power-sharing executive in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol, that meant Ms O Neill could not remain in office either...
NI election: No clarity on Stormont plans, say NI politicians
... In the run-up to that election the DUP withdrew Paul Givan from the first minister post in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol...
NI election: Sinn Féin says talks to be held on Tuesday
... In the run-up to that election the DUP withdrew Paul Givan from the first minister post in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol...
Q& A: Is Northern Ireland going back to the polls?
... As a result, in February 2022, the DUP s Paul Givan resigned as first minister, collapsing the executive...
Stormont talks: 'Miracle' needed to restore executive by deadline, DUP says
... Paul Givan was speaking after parties met the head of the NI Civil Service...
Northern Ireland Protocol: Stormont meets as DUP is urged to back Speaker
... " But the DUP s Paul Givan said the recall of the assembly was " another attempt at majority rule" and that the public would see it as " hypocrisy" on the part of Sinn Féin...
NI election results 2022: What does Sinn Féin's vote success mean?
... Sir Jeffrey is opposed to the protocol and withdrew Paul Givan as first minister in February in protest against it...
Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill to accuse DUP of punishing the public
By Jayne McCormackBBC News NI political correspondent
Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O'Neill will say the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is using the NI Protocol as " cover not to enter power-sharing" when her party holds its ard fheis (annual conference) later.
Sinn Féin became the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the
This entitled Ms O'Neill to be First Minister .
But the DUP's refusal to join an executive prevented her from doing so.
Ms O'Neill is expected to say the DUP is punishing The Public by holding back power-sharing at Stormont.
She Will Tell her party conference that the DUP's real reason for not forming an executive is that an Irish nationalist would be First Minister .
Sinn Féin members will gather in Dublin for The Party 's conference.
Its leader Mary Lou McDonald is due to give the keynote speech in the evening.
Sinn Féin is the largest opposition party in The Republic of Ireland, where recent polls have pointed to rising support.
Until February, Ms O'Neill had been Stormont's deputy First Minister , but when the DUP removed Paul Givan as First Minister from the power-sharing executive in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol, that meant Ms O'Neill could not remain in office either.
Analysis: Sinn Féin has much to be confident aboutSinn Féin's conference takes place at a time when The Party has much to be confident about.
But while it is now in Pole Position at Stormont, Michelle O'Neill has yet to spend a second in the First Minister 's chair.
That could be to The Party 's benefit when It Comes to attracting voters in The Event another assembly election is called.
But for now, and it's not clear what Stormont's future holds.
Expect to hear from The Leadership about what it believes should be on The Table if The Assembly remains mothballed, including calling for Irish unity plans to be ramped up.
Her party won 27 seats in May's assembly election, with the DUP securing 25.
Sinn Féin has repeatedly called for an executive to be restored, saying the onus was on the DUP to " end its boycott".
Ms O'Neill will accuse the DUP and Conservative Party of bringing chaos and dysfunction into Belfast and London.
She is also expected to criticise the Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris over his indecision around calling another Stormont election.
And she is expected to call for his statement to The House of Commons next week to be definitive as " drip feeding is fuelling instability and uncertainty".
The Sinn Féin deputy leader will also call on London and Brussels to " propel the protocol talks" and demonstrate will to find a solution.
You can watch Mary Lou McDonald's leader's speech this evening on the Bbc News NI website from 18:30 Gmt .
Source of news: bbc.com
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