Paul Frew (born 20 September 1974) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who served as Minister for the Economy from June to July 2021. He has been a

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(MLA) for North Antrim since 2010. Frew is the DUP's Tourism and Hospitality Spokesperson. Frew was previously a Ballymena Borough Councillor for the Braid DEA from

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to 2014.

Background

A native of Kells, he is an electrician by trade and did not go to third-level education, commenting in one interview "my university was the building sites of Belfast". He served in the Royal Irish Regiment. Frew joined the DUP in 2000, and was elected at the 2005 local elections to Ballymena Borough Council, representing the

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District. In 2010, he replaced Ian Paisley, Jr as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim. He plays the spoons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Frew, Paul 1974 births Living people People from Broughshane Democratic Unionist Party MLAs Members of Ballymena Borough Council Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011 Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016 Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017 Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022