Steve Aiken
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Steve Aiken MLA, OBE |
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Ulster Unionist Chief Whip | |
Assumed office 8 April 2017 |
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Preceded by | Robin Swann |
Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Antrim |
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Assumed office May 2016 |
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Preceded by | Adrian Cochrane-Watson |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen Ronald Aiken 16 June 1962 Ballyclare, Northern Ireland |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Britannia Royal Naval College King's College London Cambridge University |
Profession | Naval Commander |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Royal Navy |
Unit | Submarine Service |
Stephen Ronald "Steve" Aiken OBE MLA (born 16 June 1962) is a Ulster Unionist Party politician from Northern Ireland. He has been an MLA for South Antrim since the 2016 election. Before politics he served in the Royal Navy.[1]
He was educated at Belfast High School, King's College London (MA Defence Studies, 2001) and the University of Cambridge (MPhil, 2013; PhD, 2016).[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "NI Assembly election: Former submariner Steve Aiken surfaces at Stormont". BBC News. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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Preceded by Adrian Cochrane-Watson |
Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Antrim 2016–present |
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