Paul Frew
Paul Frew | |
|---|---|
Frew in 2024 | |
| Minister for the Economy | |
| In office 14 June 2021 – 6 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | The Lady Dodds of Duncairn |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Lyons |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Paisley, Jr |
| Ballymena Borough Councillor for Braid | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | David Clyde |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1974 Kells, Northern Ireland |
| Party | DUP |
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 did not 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]
Political career
Frew joined the DUP in 2000, and was elected at the 2005 local elections to Ballymena Borough Council, representing the Braid District.
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
In 2010, he replaced Ian Paisley, Jr as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim.[4]
In June 2021, Frew was appointed Minister for the Economy, succeeding party colleague Diane Dodds.[5][6] A month later, he was replaced by Gordon Lyons.[7][8]
Personal life
He plays the spoons.[2]
References
- ^ "Paul Frew MLA". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Paul Frew" Deprecated link archived 3 February 2013 at archive.today Stratagem-NI.com
- ^ "Paul Frew MLA". DUP. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Paul Frew: The libertarian electrician now charged with sparking the north's economic recovery". Irish News. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Let's build our economy back stronger than ever – Frew". Department for the Economy. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "DUP: Gordon Lyons replaces Paul Frew as NI economy minister". BBC News. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Frew replaced as NI Economy Minister in DUP reshuffle". RTE. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.