Mike Nesbitt
Mike Nesbitt (born May 11, 1957 in Belfast , Northern Ireland ) is a Northern Irish politician.
biography
Nesbit came from a Northern Irish Protestant family and grew up in Belfast. He attended Campbell College there and was active for a while as an amateur athlete ( 400 meter hurdler ). He was later a sports reporter for the BBC and then a newscaster for 10 years for the Northern Irish television channel UTV. From 2008 to 2010 he served as Victims' Commissioner , an office that had been created to represent the interests of those affected by the conflict in Northern Ireland . In 2010 he joined the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and ran unsuccessfully in the British general election in the Strangford constituency , but won a mandate for the Northern Ireland Assembly in the election the following year . From 2012 to 2017 he was party leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
After the 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election , in which the UUP performed disappointingly, Nesbitt announced his resignation from the party leadership.
Web links
- Mike Nesbitt - Strangford Election Website (English speaking)
- Mike Nesbitt and Lynda Bryans' company website (in English)
- Profile at Northern Ireland Assembly (English speaking)
Individual evidence
- Jump up ↑ Election profile: Mike Nesbitt, Ulster Unionist Party leader. February 16, 2017, accessed March 3, 2017 .
- ^ Mike Nesbitt is the new Ulster Unionist leader. BBC, March 31, 2012, accessed October 27, 2015 .
- ↑ Mike Nesbitt steps down as UUP leader. BBC News, March 3, 2017, accessed March 4, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nesbitt, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Northern Irish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belfast , Northern Ireland |