Paul Frew
MLA
Minister for the Economy
In office
14 June 2021 – 6 July 2021
Preceded byThe Lady Dodds of Duncairn
Succeeded byGordon Lyons
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for North Antrim
Assumed office
21 June 2010
Preceded byIan Paisley, Jr
Personal details
Born (1974-09-20) 20 September 1974 (age 49)
Kells, Northern Ireland
Political partyDUP

Paul Frew (born 20 September 1974) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who served as Minister for the Economy from June to July 2021. He has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim since 2010. Frew is the DUP's Tourism and Hospitality Spokesperson.[1]

Frew was previously a Ballymena Borough Councillor for the Braid DEA from 2005 to 2014.

Background

A native of Kells, he is an electrician by trade and didn't go to third-level education, commenting in one interview "my university was the building sites of Belfast".[2]

He served in the Royal Irish Regiment.[3]

Frew joined the DUP in 2000, and was elected at the 2005 local elections to Ballymena Borough Council, representing the Braid District.

In 2010, he replaced Ian Paisley, Jr as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim.[4]

He plays the spoons.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Paul Frew MLA". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "DUP's Paul Frew: 'I didn't fall out with my dad when he owned up to selling illegal cigarettes but I wasn't happy. Crime is crime, and what he did was wrong'". Belfasttelegraph.
  3. ^ "Paul Frew" Archived 3 February 2013 at archive.today Stratagem-NI.com
  4. ^ "Paul Frew selected as new MLA for North Antrim", Democratic Unionist Party
Northern Ireland Assembly Preceded byIan Paisley, Jr MLA for North Antrim 2010–present Incumbent
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