About Sammy Wilson (politician)
Samuel Wilson (born 4 April 1953) is a British politician who has served as Chief Whip of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in the House of Commons since 2019. Wilson has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Antrim since 2005. He was returned to Parliament in the 2024 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland with a reduced majority (down to 1306) and a 13% reduction in his share of the vote. Wilson served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East from 1998 to 2003 and for East Antrim from 2003 until 2015. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1986 to 1987 and again from 2000 to 2001, the first person from the DUP to hold the office. He has also served as Minister of Finance and Personnel and Minister of the Environment in the Northern Ireland Executive. Wilson's first job was a teaching post at Grosvenor Grammar School. Through his membership of the city council, Wilson became the first person from the DUP to serve as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1986 / 1987.
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