Jeffrey Donaldson

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Jeffrey Mark Donaldson (born 7 December 1962) is a Northern Irish former politician who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 2021 to 2024. He resigned following his arrest for child sex offences and was later convicted. Donaldson was a member of the Orange Order and served in the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) during the Troubles. He was also the campaign manager for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP Enoch Powell's re-election campaigns in 1983 and 1986. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lagan Valley from 1997 to 2024 and also represented Lagan Valley as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2003 to 2010. Donaldson was critical of UUP leader David Trimble's support of the Good Friday Agreement during the Northern Ireland peace process, especially from 1998 to 2003. In 2003, Donaldson resigned from the UUP, becoming a member of the DUP in the following year. After the 2019 general election, Donaldson became the DUP...

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