Preceded by Ian Paisley, Jr Name Paul Frew Nationality British Role Politician | Political party DUP Religion Protestant | |
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Born 20 September 1974 (age 50) ( 1974-09-20 ) | ||
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Paul Frew (born 20 September 1974) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician in Northern Ireland. He has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim since 2010.
He was elected at the 2005 local elections to Ballymena Borough Council.
In 2010, he replaced Ian Paisley, Jr as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim.
However the politician is most famous for his father's role in illegal trade in Ballymena. In 2013 his father Robert Frew confessed to selling illegal, VAT-evading cigarettes, likely to have been brought to these shores by dissident republicans.
A native of Broughshane, he is an electrician by trade and served in the Royal Irish Regiment.
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