John Kyle | |
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| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| In office January 2023 – January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | John Hussey |
| Succeeded by | Sammy Douglas |
| Deputy leader of the Progressive Unionist Party | |
| In office 15 October 2011 – 16 December 2021 | |
| Leader | Billy Hutchinson |
| Preceded by | David Rose |
| Succeeded by | Russell Watton |
| Interim Leader of the Progressive Unionist Party | |
| In office 3 June 2010 – 16 October 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Dawn Purvis |
| Succeeded by | Brian Ervine |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 18 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Pádraig Donnelly |
| Constituency | Titanic |
| In office 28 February 2007 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | David Ervine |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Pottinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | UUP (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2021 - 2022) PUP (2000 - 2021) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Queens University of Belfast |
| Profession | General Practitioner |
| Website | Cllr Dr John Kyle |
John Kyle (born 1951) is a Northern Irish unionist politician and General practitioner who was High Sheriff of Belfast from 2023 to 2024, and was a Belfast City Councillor for the Titanic (formerly Pottinger) DEA from 2007 to 2023. Additionally, he served as interim leader of the centre-left loyalist Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) in 2010, then as deputy leader from 2011 to 2021.
He joined the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in 2022, after resigning from the PUP, following disagreements over the party’s position on the Northern Ireland Protocol.