William Joseph Humphrey (born 17 October 1967) is a Unionism in Ireland, Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Humphrey was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Belfast (Assembly constituency), North Belfast from 2010 to 2022, replacing Nigel Dodds. Born in the Woodvale area of Belfast, Humphrey studied at the Boys' Model School. A member of the Woodvale Residents' Association, he joined the Democratic Unionist Party, becoming its chairman in North Belfast, and a member of the party's executive.Humphrey chosen to replace Dodds
, ''Belfast Telegraph'', 14 September 2010 He was elected to Belfast City Council in the Court (District Electoral Area), Court district at the 2005 Northern Ireland local elections,Belfast City Council Elections 1993-2005
Northern Ireland Elections then served as High Sheriff of Belfast in 2006.New High Sheriff of Belfast to be sworn in
Belfast City Council At the 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Humphrey stood in North Belfast (Assembly constituency), North Belfast, but was not elected. He moved to contest West Belfast (UK Parliament constituency), West Belfast at the 2010 United Kingdom general election, UK general election, 2010, but took only 7.6% of the votes cast. In June, he became Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast, In September 2010, he was selected to replace Nigel Dodds in the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing North Belfast and was elected at the 2011 Assembly election. Referencing his predecessor, Humphrey said, "Nigel has a proven track record of dedicated hard work on the ground, making a difference in peoples' lives within the Constituency...That will be the record I will strive to emulate." Humphrey was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for public service, particularly during the COVID-19 response. In 2022, Humphrey announced that he would not contest the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2022 Assembly election.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Humphrey, William 1967 births Living people Politicians from Belfast Democratic Unionist Party MLAs Members of Belfast City Council Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011 Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016 Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017 Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 High Sheriffs of Belfast Members of the Order of the British Empire