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Keith Buchanan
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Mid-Ulster
Assumed office
6 May 2016
Preceded by Ian McCrea
Personal details
Born (1973-05-11) 11 May 1973 (age 51)
Political party Democratic Unionist Party
Spouse Sandra (m.1998)
Children 1

Keith Buchanan (born 11 May 1973) is Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Mid Ulster since 2016. He serves as the party's Chief Whip in the Northern Ireland Assembly as well as its spokesperson for Cultural Development and Loyal Order and Groups Engagement.

He is contesting the Westminster seat of Mid Ulster for the DUP at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

Career

Buchanan was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2016 election as his party's representative for Mid Ulster.

In November 2021, he was called "disgraceful" by a fellow MLA for attempting to link the Gaelic Athletic Association to dissident Irish republicans. SDLP MLA Justin McNulty accused Buchanan of "stirring up the pot of sectarian tensions".

Personal life

He has been married to Sandra Buchanan since 1998 and they have one daughter, Loren (born 2003). He is also an active member of the Church of Ireland.

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