Commons Briefing paper by Sarah Priddy. It was first published on Thursday, 31 May 2018. It was last updated on Tuesday, 11 August 2026.
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leaders and officials since 1971
Further Reading
Commons Library Insight: DUP leadership election and appointing a First Minister, 12 May 2021
DUP website: mydup.com
Jonathan Tonge et al, The Democratic Unionist Party: From Protest to Power, OUP, 2014
Steve Bruce, Paisley: Religion and Politics in Northern Ireland, OUP, 2009
This list does not note ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive: See the Northern Ireland Executive website.
State of the Parties
The current composition of the House of Commons of all the parties represented in the Commons can be found on the Parliament website: current state of the parties.
Parliament: facts and figures
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