Chris Lyttle
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Chris Lyttle | |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast East | |
Assumed office 5 July 2010 | |
Preceded by | Naomi Long |
Personal details | |
Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 19 January 1981
Political party | Alliance |
Residence | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast Harvard University |
Chris Lyttle (born 19 January 1981)[1] is an Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politician who has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East since 2010. He succeeded Naomi Long MP as Alliance Party MLA for Belfast East on 5 July 2010 and was elected to serve the constituency for another term on 7 May 2011.[2]
Early life and career[]
Born and raised in East Belfast, Lyttle attended Belmont and Strandtown Primary Schools, Sullivan, and Queen's University Belfast, where he received a First Class Honours Degree in Government and Politics. Lyttle was awarded a Helen Ramsey Turtle Scholarship for Conflict Management study at the University of California and a Frank Knox Fellowship for postgraduate training in Public Policy & Administration at Harvard University. He is also an alumnus of the Washington Ireland Program.[3]
Lyttle's professional experience includes work as Northern Ireland Assembly Constituency & Research Assistant to Alliance Party Deputy Leader, Naomi Long. He is known for his service to community organisations, business owners and other groups on a wide range of issues such as; housing, education, health, planning, employment and community safety. He has also served as Deputy Chair of the East Belfast District Policing Partnership and is a qualified Irish Football Association UEFA B Licence and Disability Football Coach, and is an active member of his local church.[3]
Political career[]
Lyttle was Deputy Chair of the Assembly Committee with responsibility for the scrutiny of the policy of the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister. These include the Programme for Government, the Investment Strategy, Community Relations, Social Investment, Equality, Community Development, Children & Young People and Older People.[4] Since May 2016, he has been vice-chair of the Assembly Committee on Education.
Lyttle chairs the All Party Group (APG) on Cycling and the APG on Children and Young People, as well as vice chairs the APG on Postal Issues. He is a member of the following APG groups: Fairtrade, International Development, Trade Unions, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Football, Heart Disease & Stroke, Science and Technology, Human Trafficking, Rugby, UNSCR 1325 Women, Peace and Security, Learning Disability, Cancer, Visual Impairment, Autism, Community and Voluntary Sector, and Ethnic Minority Communities.[5]
On 29 October 2021, Lyttle announced that he would be stepping down at the 2022 Assembly election.
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "BBC News - Election 2011 - Northern Ireland - East Belfast". Bbc.co.uk. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Chris Lyttle MLA: Leading change in East Belfast". ChrisLyttle.com. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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External links[]
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Belfast
- Harvard University alumni
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Alliance Party of Northern Ireland MLAs
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022