Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician)
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The Right Honourable Peter Robinson |
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| First Minister of Northern Ireland | |
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In office 5 June 2008 – 11 January 2016* Serving with Martin McGuinness* |
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| Preceded by | Ian Paisley |
| Succeeded by | Arlene Foster |
| Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party | |
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In office 31 May 2008 – 17 December 2015 |
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| Deputy | Nigel Dodds |
| Preceded by | Ian Paisley |
| Succeeded by | Arlene Foster |
| Minister of Finance and Personnel | |
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In office 8 May 2007 – 5 June 2008 |
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| First Minister | Ian Paisley |
| deputy First Minister | Martin McGuinness |
| Preceded by | Sean Farren |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Dodds |
| Minister for Regional Development | |
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In office 24 October 2001 – 11 October 2002 |
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| First Minister |
Reg Empey (Acting) David Trimble |
| deputy First Minister |
Seamus Mallon Mark Durkan |
| Preceded by | Gregory Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Conor Murphy |
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In office 29 November 1999 – 27 July 2000 |
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| First Minister | David Trimble |
| deputy First Minister | Seamus Mallon |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Gregory Campbell |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast East |
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In office 25 June 1998 – 7 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Joanne Bunting |
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Member of Parliament for Belfast East |
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In office 3 May 1979 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | William Craig |
| Succeeded by | Naomi Long |
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Peter David Robinson 29 December 1948 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Iris Robinson (1970–present) |
| Children | Jonathan Gareth Rebekah |
| Alma mater | Castlereagh College |
| Website | Official website |
| *Arlene Foster served as Acting FM from 11 January 2010 to 3 February 2010 and 10 September 2015 to 20 October 2015. *Robinson served alongside John O'Dowd in his capacity as Acting dFM from 20 September 2011 to 31 October 2011 |
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Peter David Robinson (born 29 December 1948) is a retired Northern Irish politician who was First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2008 until his retirement in 2016, and Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 2008 until 2015. He has been involved in Northern Irish politics for over 40 years, being a founding member of the DUP along with the late Ian Paisley.
Robinson served as Paisley's Parliamentary Assistant at Westminster prior to assuming the role of General Secretary of the DUP in 1975, a position which he held until 1979 and which afforded him the opportunity to exert unprecedented influence within the fledgling Ulster loyalist party. In 1977, Robinson was elected as a councillor for the Castlereagh Borough Council in Dundonald, and in 1979, he became the youngest-serving Member of Parliament (MP) when he was narrowly elected for Belfast East. He held this seat until his defeat by Naomi Long in 2010, making him the longest-serving Belfast MP since the 1800 Act of Union.
In 1980, Robinson was elected as the deputy leader of the DUP. In 1986, he helped establish Ulster Resistance, a loyalist paramilitary group. Following the re-establishment of devolved government in Northern Ireland as a result of the Good Friday Agreement, Robinson was elected in 1998 as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East. Robinson subsequently served as Minister for Regional Development and Minister for Finance and Personnel in the Northern Ireland Executive. Robinson was elected unopposed to succeed Ian Paisley as leader of the DUP on 15 April 2008, and was subsequently confirmed as First Minister of Northern Ireland on 5 June 2008.
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