Emma Little Pengelly
| Emma Pengelly | |
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| Junior Minister at the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister | |
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In office 28 October 2015 – 25 May 2016 Serving with Jennifer McCann |
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| Preceded by | Michelle McIlveen |
| Succeeded by | Alastair Ross |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast South |
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In office 28 September 2015 – 26 January 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Jimmy Spratt |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Emma Little 31 December 1979 Markethill, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Pengelly |
| Residence | Belfast, County Antrim |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Profession | Barrister |
Emma Pengelly (née Little; born 31 December 1979) is a Democratic Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland and a former MLA for Belfast South.
She replaced Jimmy Spratt in 2015 following his retirement due to ill health.
On 28 October 2015, Pengelly was appointed as a junior minister in the Northern Ireland Executive Office.
Emma Pengelly is the daughter of the loyalist activist Noel Little. He was absent from her life between the ages of nine and eleven following an arrest for arms trafficking.
Pengelly is married to Richard Pengelly, who is the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health.
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