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Nigel Dodds

British politician (born 1958)
Person Human Q300243

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
August 20, 1958
Place of birth
Derry
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
politician, barrister
Position held
Minister of Finance and Personnel (2008–2009), Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (2007–2008), Minister for Social Development (2001–2002), Minister for Social Development (2000–2000), Minister for Social Development (1999–2000), Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2017–2019), member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2015–2017), member of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2010–2015), member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2005–2010), member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (2001–2005), Member of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly (2007–2010)
+6 moreMember of the 2nd Northern Ireland Assembly (2003–2007), Member of the 1st Northern Ireland Assembly (1998–2003), substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2005–2010), member of the House of Lords (2020–present), Lord Mayor of Belfast (1991–1992), Lord Mayor of Belfast (1988–1989)
[7][8]
Educated at
St John's College, Queen's University Belfast[9][10]
Member of political party
Democratic Unionist Party[15]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11]
Spouse
Diane Dodds[5]
Official website
www.nigeldodds.co.uk[18]
Work location
London[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Candidacy in election
2019 United Kingdom general election, 1992 United Kingdom general election, 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2017 United Kingdom general election, 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Family name
Dodds[16]
Given name
Nigel[17]
Member of
Orange Order, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe[12][13]
Name in native language
Nigel Dodds[21]
Social media followers
27k (26k–27k, n=3)[32][33][34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nigel Alexander Dodds en Nigel Dodds ar نايجل دودز es Nigel Alexander Dodds ja ナイジェル・ドッズ ko 나이절 도즈 ko 나이절 알렉산더 도즈 sv Nigel Alexander Dodds zh 尼格爾·多茲
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
304250698
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n98040344
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Official portrait of Nigel Dodds crop 2.jpg ↗
BBC News Democracy Live ID
25658
BBC News topic ID
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BBC Things ID
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Beamish peerage database person ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
1000791
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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Companies House officer ID
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Democracy Club candidate ID
2140
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Freebase ID
/m/025tw4
Hansard (1803–2005) ID
mr-nigel-dodds
IdRef ID
075992612
J9U entity ID
987009706039105171
JRC Names ID
6356
Journalisted ID
nigel-dodds
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
318711559
Northern Ireland Assembly ID
28
OpenSanctions ID
Nigel Dodds
PACE member ID
5585
Parliament.uk member ID
1388
PublicWhip ID
Nigel_Dodds
Rush Parliamentary Archive ID
4139
TheyWorkForYou ID
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UK Parliament ID
9XiPmnA4
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
300198
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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Who's Who UK ID
U13842
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
NigelDoddsDUP (2010–present)
Yale LUX ID
person/6a292889-7e2d-4003-bc41-a6ebe85cfe56

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🔗 Connections
Candidacy in election 10
2017 United Kingdom general election, 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2001 United Kingdom general election, 1992 United Kingdom general election, 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election +2 more
Educated at 2
Queen's University Belfast, St John's College
Member of 2
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Orange Order
Occupation 2
politician, barrister
Award received 1
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
Nigel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Unionist Party
OpenSanctions ID 1
Nigel Dodds
Place of birth 1
Derry
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Diane Dodds
Spouses 1
Diane Dodds
Work location 1
London
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Summary

Nigel Dodds was born on August 20, 1958[1], in Derry[2]. He has worked as a politician[3] and barrister[4].

FAQs

Where was Nigel Dodds born?

Nigel Dodds was born in Derry[2].

Who was Nigel Dodds married to?

Nigel Dodds's spouses include Diane Dodds[5].

What did Nigel Dodds do for work?

Nigel Dodds worked as a politician[3] and barrister[4].

Where did Nigel Dodds go to school?

Nigel Dodds was educated at St John's College[9] and Queen's University Belfast[10].

What awards did Nigel Dodds receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] ↑ . pace.coe.int. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Samoasambia bot · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Minister of Finance and Personnel, Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Minister for Social Development +2
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62784: Undoing MarisDreshmanisBo"
  2. 8w ago · Rouletteer · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Minister of Finance and Personnel, Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Minister for Social Development +2
    "Created claim: Position held: Lord Mayor of Belfast"
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