Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland
In office 4 June 2009 – 31 January 2020
Preceded by
Jim Allister
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Upper Bann
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 2020
Preceded by
Carla Lockhart
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast West
In office 26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007
Preceded by
Joe Hendron
Succeeded by
Jennifer McCann
Member of Belfast City Council
In office 5 May 2005 – 21 April 2010
Preceded by
Eric Smyth
Succeeded by
Brian Kingston
Constituency
Court
Personal details
Born
(1958-08-16) 16 August 1958 (age 65) Rathfriland, Northern Ireland
Nationality
British
Political party
Democratic Unionist Party
Spouse
Nigel, Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Children
3
Alma mater
Queen's University Belfast
Profession
Teacher
Diane Jean Dodds, Baroness Dodds of Duncairn, MLA (born 16 August 1958),[1] is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician in Northern Ireland. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Northern Ireland constituency from 2009 to 2020. She previously sat in the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2003 to 2007 as MLA for West Belfast. In 2020, Dodds returned to the Assembly as MLA for Upper Bann and is the DUP's Spokesperson for Education and Skills.[2][3] She is married to Lord Dodds, and as such she is styled as "The Right Honourable The Lady Dodds of Duncairn".
^"Your MEPs : Diane DODDS". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^"DUP's Diane Dodds to become Upper Bann MLA". itv.com. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
^"Diane Dodds MLA". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
Diane Jean Dodds, Baroness Dodds of Duncairn, MLA (born 16 August 1958), is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician in Northern Ireland. She served...
Nigel Alexander Dodds, Baron Dodds of Duncairn, OBE, PC (born 20 August 1958), is a Northern Irish unionist politician and barrister serving as Leader...
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May 2016 – 13 December 2019 Preceded by Stephen Moutray Succeeded by DianeDodds Personal details Born (1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 (age 39) Aughnacloy...
office 11 July 2004 – 4 June 2009 Preceded by Ian Paisley Succeeded by DianeDodds Member of Newtownabbey Borough Council In office 15 May 1985 – 17 May...
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Conservative and Unionist candidate Jim Nicholson took the second seat, with DianeDodds of the DUP coming in third place. TUV polled 66,000 votes. Jim Allister...
2009 as a Junior Minister for First Minister Peter Robinson. After Nigel Dodds lost his seat at the 2019 general election, Donaldson became the DUP Westminster...
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"He captured me emotionally for the DUP and Peter Robinson's and Nigel Dodds' forensic analysis of the failing of the Agreement captured me intellectually"...
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Allister resigned from the DUP and formed the TUV. In the 2009 election, DianeDodds retook the seat for the DUP. Gordon Brown faced calls for him to resign...
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June 1998 – 26 November 2003 Preceded by Office Created Succeeded by DianeDodds In office 20 October 1982 – 1986 Preceded by Assembly re-established...
tapering of the scheme when ending it. Northern Ireland's economy minister DianeDodds said that changes to the scheme could be very difficult for some sectors...
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some visits to people in hospital, hospices and care homes. 15 June – DianeDodds, Northern Ireland's Economy Minister, announces that bars, restaurants...
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minister) but those DUP members serving as ministers (Peter Robinson and Nigel Dodds) refused to attend meetings of the Executive Committee (cabinet) in protest...