Baron Nigel Alexander Dodds; OBE, PC. Born 20 August 1958. DUP delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the support team. Delegate to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue for North Belfast. General Secretary of the DUP, 1993-2008. Deputy Leader of the DUP, 2008-21. Leader of the DUP in the House of Commons, 2010-19. MP for Belfast North, 2001-19.