William Humphrey
MBE
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast North
In office
14 September 2010 – 28 March 2022
Preceded byNigel Dodds
Succeeded byBrian Kingston
Personal details
Born (1967-10-17) October 17, 1967 [1]
Woodvale, Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
OccupationPolitician

William Joseph Humphrey MBE (born 17 October 1967) is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Belfast from 2010 to 2022. He was a Belfast City Councillor for the Court DEA from 2005 to 2014.

Background

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.[2] He was elected to Belfast City Council in the Court district at the 2005 Northern Ireland local elections,[3] then served as High Sheriff of Belfast in 2006.[4]

At the 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Humphrey stood in North Belfast, but was not elected.[5] He moved to contest West Belfast at the UK general election, 2010, but took only 7.6% of the votes cast.[6] In June, he became Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast,[7]

In September 2010, he was selected to replace Nigel Dodds in the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing North Belfast[2] 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."[8]

Humphrey was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for public service, particularly during the COVID-19 response.[9]

In 2022, Humphrey announced that he would not contest the 2022 Assembly election.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Profile, niassembly.gov.uk; accessed 28 July 2016./
  2. 1 2 "Humphrey chosen to replace Dodds", Belfast Telegraph, 14 September 2010
  3. ↑ Belfast City Council Elections 1993-2005, Northern Ireland Elections
  4. ↑ New High Sheriff of Belfast to be sworn in, Belfast City Council
  5. ↑ North Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections
  6. ↑ West Belfast profile, Northern Ireland Elections website; accessed 28 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Deputy Lord Mayor profile, Belfast City Council website; accessed 28 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "BBC News - Humphrey chosen as Dodds North Belfast successor". BBC News. BBC News. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N20.
  10. ↑ "DUP's William Humphrey announces he will not contest upcoming Stormont election". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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