Wallace Browne, Baron Browne of Belmont
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| Succeeded by | Patrick McCarthy |
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| Born | 29 October 1947 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Wallace Hamilton Browne, Baron Browne of Belmont (born 29 October 1947), is a
Political career
Browne, a long-serving member of the DUP Central Executive; was a member of Belfast City Council for the Victoria electoral area from 1985 until 2010.
During his time on Belfast City Council, Browne was High Sheriff of the City in 2002 and
In 2007, Browne was elected in the Assembly elections for the East Belfast seat. He remained a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly until 2011. During his time in the Assembly, he represented his party on various committees, including the Justice Committee, Culture and Arts Committee and the Audit Committee. Browne also served as chairman of the Assembly Procedures Committee.
Since 2006, he has served in the House of Lords. He was one of the first three members of the DUP to be introduced to the second chamber as a
Browne has been an active working peer during his time in the House of Lords, regularly contributing to debates on a range of issues including: Restoration of the Devolved Institutions in Northern Ireland,[3] Armed Forces Veterans, Military [4] Brexit,[5] Historical Abuse and Gambling. In 2017, Browne secured the first focused debate in the House of Lords on the issue of online gambling.[6][7][8][9] [10][11]
Personal life
Before he was elected as a member of the NI Assembly in 2007, Browne was previously a grammar school teacher. Browne was also a long-serving trustee of the Somme Association. Browne, a former pupil of
See also
- List of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Lords
References
- ^ "Search for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Lord Browne of Belmont". TheyWorkForYou.
- ^ "London Gazette article". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Northern Ireland: Legacy of the Troubles - Question for Short Debate". TheyWorkForYou.
- ^ "Brexit: Dublin needs to recognise who its real friends are, says Trimble". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Brown, Thomas (7 September 2021). "Online Gambling: Problem Gamblers and the Multi-Operator Self Exclusion Scheme" – via lordslibrary.parliament.uk.
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- ^ "Online Gambling - Motion to Take Note". TheyWorkForYou.
- ^ "Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5) - Tuesday 7 January 2020 - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk.
- ^ "Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL] - Monday 28 October 2019 - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk.
- ^ "Brexit: Negotiations - Tuesday 20 November 2018 - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk.
- ^ "Wallace Browne MLA". 2 March 2009.
External links
- Four new unionist peers appointed, BBC News, 11 April 2006
- Former Lord Mayor's Portrait Unveiled Belfast City Council
