Peter Robinson announced in 2015 he would step down as First Minister of?
Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician) 19 November 2015, he announced that he would be stepping down as First Minister and as leader of the DUP. Robinson subsequently stepped down as First Minister on 11 January 2016 and has now fully retired. Peter David Robinson was born on 29 December 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of Sheila and David McCrea Robinson. Robinson was educated at Annadale Grammar School, now Wellington College Belfast in Belfast, and Castlereagh College, now part of the Belfast Metropolitan College. Although Robinson's family had no background in unionist politics, he developed an interest in the politics of Northern Ireland as
First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland October 2002 and 8 May 2007 following a breakdown in trust between the parties. On 8 May 2007, Ian Paisley (DUP) and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) were nominated and appointed First Minister and Deputy First Minister respectively in line with the announcement by their two parties on 26 March 2007. Paisley announced his intention to resign on 4 March 2008. His deputy as DUP leader, Peter Robinson was ratified as Democratic Unionist Party leader designate on 17 April 2008 and took office in that role on 31 May 2008. As leader-designate of the largest designated unionist party in the Northern