Gordon Lyons

Gordon Lyons (born 6 March 1986) is a Northern Irish unionist politician, who has served as Minister for Communities since 2024. He is currently serving as Director of Elections for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). He was Minister for the Economy in the Northern Ireland Executive from 2021 to 2022, and has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Antrim since August 2015. He is the DUP's Spokesperson for Finance, Public Service Reform and the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Gordon Lyons
MLA
Minister for Communities
Assumed office
3 February 2024
First MinisterMichelle O'Neill
Preceded byDeirdre Hargey (2022)
Minister for the Economy
In office
6 July 2021 – 27 October 2022
First MinisterPaul Givan
Vacant
Preceded byPaul Frew
Succeeded byConor Murphy (2024)
Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs
In office
2 February 2021 – 8 March 2021
First MinisterArlene Foster
Preceded byEdwin Poots
Succeeded byEdwin Poots
Junior Minister at the Executive Office
In office
8 March 2021 – 17 June 2021
Serving with Declan Kearney
First MinisterArlene Foster
Preceded byGary Middleton
Succeeded byGary Middleton
In office
11 January 2020 – 2 February 2021
Serving with Declan Kearney
First MinisterArlene Foster
Preceded byAlastair Ross
Succeeded byGary Middleton
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for East Antrim
Assumed office
19 August 2015
Preceded bySammy Wilson
Member of
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
In office
22 May 2014 – 19 August 2015
Preceded byCouncil established
Succeeded byAngela Smyth
ConstituencyCoast Road
Personal details
Born (1986-03-06) 6 March 1986
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
Alma materNewcastle University
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