Christopher Stalford
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Christopher Stalford MLA |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast South |
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Assumed office May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Michael McGimpsey |
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17 January 1983 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Laura |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Website | DUP Biography |
Christopher Stalford (born 1983) is a Democratic Unionist Party politician from Northern Ireland. He has been an MLA for South Belfast since the 2016 election.
Stalford was born in south Belfast. He studied at Wellington College Belfast and Queen's University Belfast. At the 2005 local elections, he was elected to Belfast City Council, representing the Laganbank area At the 2014 local elections, Laganbank was abolished and he was re-elected for the Balmoral area.
Stalford served as High Sheriff of Belfast in 2010. Aged only 27, the Belfast Telegraph described him as the youngest ever High Sheriff of the city. He was also elected as Deputy Lord Mayor for the 2013-14 term. In 2008 he was selected as the chairman of the Belfast District Policing Partnership.
At the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election, he was one of two DUP candidates elected in South Belfast.
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