Emma Pengelly
| Emma Pengelly | |
|---|---|
| Junior Minister at the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | |
|
Assumed office 28 October 2015 Serving with Jennifer McCann | |
| Preceded by | Michelle McIlveen |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast South | |
|
Assumed office 28 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Spratt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1980 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[1] |
| Religion | Anglican |
Emma Pengelly is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. She is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party[2] and an MLA for Belfast South. She replaced Jimmy Spratt in 2015 following his retirement due to ill health.[3]
On 28 October 2015, Pengelly was appointed as a junior minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister.[1]
Personal life
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.[4]
Emma Pengelly is married to Richard Pengelly, who is the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health.[5]
References
- 1 2 "NI barrister becomes junior minister one month after co-option". Irish Legal News. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "DUP appoint Emma Pengelly to succeed Jimmy Spratt as South Belfast MLA". Belfast Telegraph. 28 September 2015.
- ↑ "Emma Pengelly is new DUP MLA for south Belfast". BBC News. 28 September 2015.
- ↑ Ivan Little (1 October 2015). "Ivan Little: Day I quizzed Emma Pengelly's gunrunner dad at loyalist blockade". Belfast Telegraph.
- ↑ John Manley (23 September 2014). "Concerns over DUP adviser role as company director". The Irish News.
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