Party Leader & Health Minister

Mike Nesbitt MLA

Mike has served Strangford since May 2011, topping the poll in 2016. He Chairs the Board of Governors of Movilla High School and is a member of the Ards Suicide Awareness Group and the Ards Peninsula Coastal Erosion Group. With colleagues Jean, Naomi, and Richard, he runs a full-time constituency service from Newtownards.

Mike was Ulster Unionist Party Leader from 2012 to 2017, and from 2024 to present, and has served as Minister of Health since May 2024. 

Mike is a former broadcaster, private sector CEO, and Commissioner for Victims and Survivors.

Telephone: 028(91) 821587