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Edwin Poots (born 27 April 1965) is a British politician from Northern Ireland, serving as Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly since February 2024. He served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from May to June 2021. He was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1998.
17 de jun. de 2021 · Edwin Poots stepped down as DUP leader after 21 days in the job, following a deal with Sinn Féin and the UK government to appoint Paul Givan as first minister. He faced a backlash from his assembly colleagues who wanted to delay the process and he was accused of ignoring their voices.
14 de may. de 2021 · Edwin Poots, the Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister, has been chosen as the new leader of the Democratic Unionist Party. He beat MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson in a secret ballot of party members and will take over from Arlene Foster in May.
3 de feb. de 2024 · Edwin Poots is a long-serving DUP member who has held various ministerial roles and was the party leader for 21 days in 2021. He became the seventh Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly in February 2024, after a career marked by controversies over Brexit, Covid-19 and social issues.
18 de jun. de 2021 · Edwin Poots has resigned as DUP leader after just 21 days in the job following an internal party revolt. He had been elected in the first leadership contest in the DUP's 50-year history, with...
18 de jun. de 2021 · 18 June 2021. By Colm Kelpie & Ciara Colhoun,BBC News NI. The seven questions Edwin Poots faced in 11 seconds. The Democratic Unionist Party is to begin the process of finding a new leader...
14 de may. de 2021 · Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist party has elected regional agriculture minister and young earth creationist Edwin Poots as its next leader after he narrowly defeated Westminster MP...
