Emma Little-Pengelly

Emma Little-Pengelly is a Northern Irish barrister and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician serving as Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland since February 2024. She has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley since May 2022, when she was co-opted (appointed) to replace then-DUP party leader Jeffrey Donaldson, who declined to take up his seat following the 2022 election.