Reg Empey

Reginald Norman Morgan Empey, Baron Empey, OBE (born 26 October 1947), best known as Reg Empey, is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.

The Right Honourable The Lord Empey OBE
Empey in 2019
Chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party
In office 1 April 2012 – 23 December 2019
Leader	Mike Nesbitt Robin Swann Steve Aiken
Preceded by	David Campbell
Succeeded by	Danny Kennedy
13th Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
In office 24 June 2005 – 22 September 2010
Deputy	Danny Kennedy
Chairman	David Campbell
President	The Lord Rogan John White
Preceded by	David Trimble
Succeeded by	Tom Elliott
Minister for Employment and Learning
In office 8 May 2007 – 27 October 2010
Preceded by	Carmel Hanna
Succeeded by	Danny Kennedy
Acting First Minister of Northern Ireland
In office 1 July 2001 – 6 November 2001 Serving with Seamus Mallon
Preceded by	David Trimble
Succeeded by	David Trimble
Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
In office 1 July 1998 – 14 October 2002
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Nigel Dodds
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 January 2011 Life Peerage
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast East
In office 25 June 1998 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Michael Copeland
Personal details
Born	Reginald Norman Morgan Empey (1947-10-26) 26 October 1947 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party (Before 1973; 1984–2011; 2011-)
Other political affiliations	Ulster Vanguard (1973–1975) United Ulster Unionist Party (1975–1984) Conservatives (2011)
Spouse(s)	Stella Empey
Children	2
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast
Profession	Businessman

He was the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 2005 to 2010. He was the chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party from 2012 to 2019. Empey was also Lord Mayor of Belfast and was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Belfast from 1998 to 2011.