Brian Kingston
Brian Kingston | |
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Kingston outside Parliament Buildings, Stormont, May 2022 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast North | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | William Humphrey |
| 70th Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
| In office 1 June 2016 – 1 June 2017 | |
| Deputy | Mary Ellen Campbell |
| Preceded by | Arder Carson |
| Succeeded by | Nuala McAllister |
| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| In office 21 January 2013 – 17 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | May Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Lydia Patterson |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 1 May 2010 – 7 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Diane Dodds |
| Succeeded by | Naomi Thompson |
| Constituency | Court |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1966 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse | Eileen |
| Children |
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| Education | Methodist College Belfast |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester Queens University Belfast |
| Occupation | Politician |
Brian Lambert Kingston (born 22 February 1966) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast North since 2022. Kingston is the DUP Spokesperson for Local Government.
He was previously High Sheriff of Belfast from 2013 to 2014, and then Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2016 to 2017. Kingston was a Belfast City Councillor for the Court DEA from 2010 to 2022.