Steve Aiken | |
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| Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2024 Serving with Carál Ní Chuilín and John Blair | |
| Preceded by | Patsy McGlone |
| Ulster Unionist Party spokesperson for Finance | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2021 | |
| Leader | Doug Beattie Mike Nesbitt |
| 17th Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party | |
| In office 9 November 2019 – 27 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Robin Swann |
| Succeeded by | Doug Beattie |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Antrim[a] | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Adrian Cochrane-Watson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1962 (age 63)[1] Ballyclare, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Alma mater | Britannia Royal Naval College King's College London University of Cambridge |
| Profession | Royal Navy Commander, Submarine Warfare |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1980–2011 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Unit | Submarine Service |
| a. ^ Suspended on 13 and 14 May 2024 | |
Stephen Ronald Aiken OBE MLA (born June 1962) is a Northern Irish politician, serving as the Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2024.
A member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), he was party leader from 2019 to 2021, having previously served as Chief Whip from 2017 to 2019.
Aiken has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim since 2016, although he received a brief suspension in May 2024 after being sanctioned for breaching the "confidentiality" of the assembly complaints process.[2]
- ^ "Stephen Ronald AIKEN personal appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Steve Aiken suspended from assembly after vote". BBC News. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.