Sammy Douglas
Northern Irish politician (born 1953)
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Sammy Douglas (born 22 February 1953) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician and community worker who was the High Sheriff of Belfast from January 2024 to 2025, and a Belfast City Councillor for the Titanic DEA since 2023. Douglas was previously a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East from 2011 to 2017.[1][2]
Sammy Douglas | |
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| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| In office January 2024 – 14 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | John Kyle |
| Succeeded by | Fiona McAteer |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | George Dorrian |
| Constituency | Titanic |
| In office 2 June 2022 – 18 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | David Brooks |
| Succeeded by | Davy Douglas |
| Constituency | Lisnasharragh |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast East | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 2 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Wallace Browne |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1953 |
| Party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Career
Douglas was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2011 election, representing Belfast East.[3][4] He retained his seat at the 2016 Assembly election.[5] In January 2017, Douglas said that he would not be seeking re-election at the March 2017 Assembly election.[6]
Douglas returned to front-line politics in June 2022, being co-opted onto Belfast City Council to replace Lisnasharragh representative David Brooks, following his election to the Assembly.[7][8] He was re-elected at the 2023 local elections, this time for the Titanic District.[9][10][11]
In January 2024, Douglas was appointed High Sheriff of Belfast.[12][13]
