Mike Nesbitt
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Mike Nesbitt MLA |
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| Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party | |
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In office 31 March 2012 – 8 April 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Elliott |
| Succeeded by | Robin Swann |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly for Strangford |
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Assumed office 5 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Simpson Gibson |
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11 May 1957 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lynda Bryans (m.1992) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
Jesus College, Cambridge Queen's University, Belfast |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Known for | Television Presenter/Leader of the UUP |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Michael "Mike" Nesbitt (born 11 May 1957) is a British politician and former broadcaster who was the Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 2012 to 2017 and has been the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford since 2011.
Following the 2017 election, Nesbitt announced his intention to step down as party leader, which he did on 8 April 2017.
Nesbitt worked as a sports reporter at BBC Northern Ireland and progressed to presenting Good Morning Ulster on BBC Radio Ulster from 1986 to 1990. Nesbitt joined UTV as a presenter and reporter in 1992, being joined by his wife Lynda Bryans to co-present evening news programme UTV Live in 1996.
Nesbitt and Bryans also co-presented weekly religious series Sunday Morning for Anglia Television from 1999 to 2001, and two series of home and garden series Home Sweet Home for UTV.
Nesbitt also hosted Counterpoint and made a guest appearance in comedy programme Everything You Know Is Wrong in 1998.
In 2006, Nesbitt announced he was not renewing his presenting contract with UTV. His final edition of UTV Live was broadcast on 10 February 2006.
In January 2008, Nesbitt was announced as a Commissioner of Victims and Survivors, a Northern Ireland Assembly role designed to promote the interests of victims of the Troubles.
Nesbitt resigned from the post on 17 February 2010 to become the parliamentary candidate for the Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force in the constituency of Strangford. He lost out to the Democratic Unionist Party's Jim Shannon in the election.
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