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Trevor Clarke | |
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 Clarke in 2021 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim | |
| Assumed office 28 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Girvan |
| In office 7 March 2007 – 2 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | multiple members |
| Succeeded by | multiple members |
| Member of Antrim Borough Council | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Wilson Clyde |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Constituency | Antrim North West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1967 Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Trevor Clarke MLA (born 28 July 1967) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim since June 2017, having previously served from 2007 to March 2017. Clarke is the DUP's Spokesperson for Policing. [1]
Political career
[edit]Clarke was first elected in 2007 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) member for South Antrim. Clarke lost his seat at the 2017 Assembly election, but was later co-opted by the DUP after Paul Girvan was elected in the 2017 general election to represent South Antrim in the House of Commons.
Controversies
[edit]Speaking in the Assembly in November 2016, he confessed to not knowing that heterosexual individuals could contract HIV, which was criticised by Elton John.[2]
In 2020, Clarke apologised for liking a social media post suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic was "God's punishment" for the legalization of same-sex marriage and abortion.[3]
In 2021, Clarke defended meeting with loyalist paramilitaries, stating that "examples like that" showed "leadership".[4]
Personal life
[edit]Clarke is active in the Orange Order.[3] His wife Linda is a DUP councillor.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Trevor Clarke MLA". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Sir Elton John criticises Trevor Clarke Aids comments". BBC News. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Coronavirus: DUP man in apology after claiming pandemic God's wrath for abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "DUP MLA Trevor Clarke defiant over meeting with loyalist paramilitaries". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Hughes, Brendan (19 November 2019). "DUP's Trevor Clarke in U-turn over unauthorised triple garage". The Irish News. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
Links
[edit]- Profile, dup.org.uk; accessed 15 May 2016.
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