Keith Buchanan
Keith Buchanan | |
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 Buchanan in 2020 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid-Ulster | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ian McCrea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1973 |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse | Sandra (m.1998) |
| Children | 1 |
Keith Buchanan (born 11 May 1973) is Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Mid Ulster since 2016. He serves as the party's Chief Whip in the Northern Ireland Assembly as well as its spokesperson for Cultural Development and Loyal Order and Groups Engagement.[1]
He contested the Westminster seat of Mid Ulster for the DUP at the 2024 United Kingdom general election finishing second with 20.2% of the vote.[2]
Career
[edit]Buchanan was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2016 election as his party's representative for Mid Ulster.[3]
In November 2021, he was called "disgraceful" by a fellow MLA for attempting to link the Gaelic Athletic Association to dissident Irish republicans. SDLP MLA Justin McNulty accused Buchanan of "stirring up the pot of sectarian tensions".[4]
Personal life
[edit]He has been married to Sandra Buchanan since 1998 and they have one daughter, Loren (born 2003). He is also an active member of the Church of Ireland.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Keith Buchanan MLA". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Mid Ulster - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Profile". niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ Ainsworth, Paul (2 November 2021). "DUP slammed for 'disgraceful' comments on GAA club". The Irish Times.
- ^ McNeilly, Claire (27 November 2017). "MLA Keith Buchanan: I am who I am and I have my own identity; I don't smear that on other people's faces ... about 25% of people who come into my office are Roman Catholics" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
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