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Sammy Douglas
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| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| Assumed office January 2024 |
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| Preceded by | John Kyle |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2023 |
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| Preceded by | George Dorrian |
| Constituency | Titanic |
| In office 2 June 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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| Preceded by | David Brooks |
| Succeeded by | Davy Douglas |
| Constituency | Lisnasharragh |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast East |
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| In office 5 May 2011 – 2 March 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Wallace Browne |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
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| Born | 22 February 1953 Sandy Row, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Sammy Douglas is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician and community worker, serving as the High Sheriff of Belfast since 2024, and a Belfast City Councillor for the Titanic DEA since 2023. Douglas was previously a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East from 2011 to 2017.
Career
Douglas was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2011 election, representing Belfast East. He retained his seat at the 2016 Assembly election. In January 2017, Douglas said that he would not be seeking re-election at the March 2017 Assembly election.
Douglas returned to front-line politics in June 2022, being co-opted onto Belfast City Council to replace Lisnasharragh representative David Brooks, following his election to the Assembly. He was re-elected at the 2023 local elections, this time for the Titanic District.
In January 2024, Douglas was appointed High Sheriff of Belfast.
