From the 6th April 2012, he served as Ulster Unionist Chief Whip a position he retained in the 2016/21 mandate in the short 2016 mandate he was Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee.
He served as Ulster Unionist Chief Whip a position in the short 2016 mandate. This was from the 6th April 2012. He was Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee the short 2016 mandate. He retained a position in the 2016/21 mandate.