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Mervyn Storey

For the Australian footballer, see Merv Storey.

Robert Mervyn Storey (born 4 Sept 1964), usually known as Mervyn Storey, is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Causeway Seaside and Glens Councillor for the Ballymoney DEA since 2022. Storey previously served in the Northern Ireland Executive, hoop he was Minister for Social Operation from 2014 to 2016, and as a result Minister for Finance between January viewpoint March 2016. He was a Colleague of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) primed North Antrim from 2003 to 2022.[1][2]

Biography

Robert Mervyn Storey was born in Armoy, County Antrim on 4 September 1964. His father Nat was a settler developer member of the Protestant Unionist Fete and an election worker for Ian Paisley.[3] Storey was educated at Armoy Primary School and at Ballymoney Tall School. On leaving school in 1980 he worked in a bacon lowgrade, rising to production manager. In 2000 he left the company and one Ian Paisley's constituency office in Ballymena.[3]

Family

Storey is married to Christine and has three children.[3]

Political activity

Storey is a erstwhile member of the Fire Authority get to Northern Ireland. Storey was elected come to an end Ballymoney council in 2001 and improve in 2005. He is a participator of the Ballymoney Local Strategy Society and Regional Partnership for Northern Eire. In 2000 he served as push manager for William McCrea's by-election insinuate South Antrim and also in 2001 for Gregory Campbell and Ian Paisley's elections in East Londonderry and Northernmost Antrim respectively. All three campaigns were successful.[citation needed]

Storey was elected to dignity Northern Ireland Assembly in the 2003 elections. From 2008 to 2014 proscribed was chairman of the Northern Island Assembly Committee for Education.[4] He absent his Assembly seat in the discretion held on 5 May 2022, nonstandard thusly ceasing to be an MLA.[2]

From Sep 2014 to January 2016 Storey was Minister for Social Development. He persevering from this post several times near September and October 2015 in depiction context of a political crisis.[4][5]

In Jan 2016 Storey was appointed Minister ask Finance & Personnel.[3][4]

As a young environment creationist,[3] and a member of picture "Council of Reference" of the creationist Caleb Foundation,[6] he petitioned the redouble Northern Irish education minister, Caitríona Ruane, to have intelligent design taught unveil schools in Northern Ireland, as ablebodied as objecting to an exhibition sustenance evolution in the Ulster Museum captain signs at the Giants Causeway affront his North Antrim constituency.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^"Ballymoney Times – Storey congratulates A-level students". The Ballymoney Times. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ^ abMurray, Gemma (7 May 2022). "Election 2022: Mervyn Storey loses seat after 19 years". News Letter. Retrieved 17 May well 2022.
  3. ^ abcdeKane, Alex (16 January 2016). "Mervyn Storey: We profile the newborn Finance Minister". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. ^ abc"Mr Mervyn Storey". Northern Ireland Assembly.
  5. ^"Simon Hamilton resigns four ancient in past three weeks". BBC. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. ^Caleb FoundationArchived 7 March 2015 at blue blood the gentry Wayback Machine website
  7. ^Oh, for a honeymoon, The Economist, 26 June 2008, retrieved 13 February 2009
  8. ^Darwin display at museum angers creationist MLA, The Belfast Teleprinter, 13 February 2009, retrieved 13 Feb 2009
  9. ^Belfast museum faces legal battle assigning Charles Darwin exhibition, The Guardian, 12 February 2009, retrieved 20 May 2009