William Humphrey (UK politician)

William Humphrey MLA
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast North
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 September 2010
Preceded by	Nigel Dodds
Personal details
Born	(1967-10-17) October 17, 1967
Political party	DUP

William Humphrey is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Born in the Woodvale area of Belfast, Humphrey studied at the Boys' Model School. A member of the Woodvale Residents' Association, he joined the Democratic Unionist Party, becoming its chairman in North Belfast, and a member of the party's executive. He was elected to Belfast City Council in the Court district at the Northern Ireland local elections, 2005, then served as High Sheriff of Belfast in 2006.

At the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007, Humphrey stood in North Belfast, but was not elected. He moved to contest West Belfast at the UK general election, 2010, but took only 7.6% of the votes cast. In June, he became Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast, In September 2010, he was selected to replace Nigel Dodds in the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing North Belfast and was elected at the 2011 Assembly election. Referencing his predecessor, Humphrey said, "Nigel has a proven track record of dedicated hard work on the ground, making a difference in peoples' lives within the Constituency...That will be the record I will strive to emulate."

References

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by Nigel Dodds	MLA for Belfast North 2010-	Succeeded by Incumbent
Civic offices
Preceded by David Browne	High Sheriff of Belfast 2006	Succeeded by Jim Kirkpatrick
Preceded by Danny Lavery	Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast 2010–2011	Succeeded by Ruth Patterson