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Paul Jonathan Givan (born 12 October 1981) is a Northern Irish unionist politician who served as First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2021 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), he has served as Minister of Education since 3 February 2024. [1]
Paul Givan MLA, Lisburn. 4,779 likes · 443 talking about this. MLA for Lagan Valley 2010 - Present. NI First Minister 2021-2022 & Minister for Communities 2016-17
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Feb 3, 2022 · Paul Givan is the shortest serving first minister in Northern Ireland, having resigned over the Northern Ireland Protocol. He became the youngest first minister last year after a DUP leadership coup and has a socially conservative stance on issues such as abortion.
Feb 3, 2022 · Paul Givan, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in Northern Ireland, has quit as first minister in protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol. His resignation triggers a political crisis and a possible early election, as the protocol is seen as damaging the UK's place in the EU market.
Feb 3, 2022 · The DUP leader quits his post in protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol, which creates a border in the Irish Sea. His departure leaves Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill as deputy first minister and triggers a political crisis in Stormont.
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Feb 3, 2022 · Paul Givan issued his statement of resignation on Thursday, prompting Sinn Féin to call for early elections. So what happens now? BBC News NI explains.
Jun 19, 2021 · The Democratic Unionist Party's Paul Givan has been told that he will have to resign as Northern Ireland's first minister when a new party leader takes over.
