--- title: "4 Mike Nesbitt Quotes - Famous Politician" description: "Michael Nesbitt, MLA is a Northern Irish politician and former broadcaster. He has been Minister of Health since 28 May 2024. Browse 4 Mike Nesbitt quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mike-nesbitt-68077.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Mike Nesbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mike-nesbitt-68077.jpg) # Mike Nesbitt (1957) Politician United Kingdom **4** quotes in **55** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Mike Nesbitt is a politician from the United Kingdom, best known for *Report on the Inquiry into Building a United Community*. ## Quick Facts About Mike Nesbitt Born May 11, 1957 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Politician Notable works Report on the Inquiry into Building a United Community Spouse Lynda Bryans ## About Mike Nesbitt Michael Nesbitt, MLA is a Northern Irish politician and former broadcaster. He has been Minister of Health since 28 May 2024. Nesbitt became Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) on 30 August 2024, following his successful candidacy in the 2024 leadership election, and left the position on 31 January 2026; he had previously served in that role from 2012 to 2017. He has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford since 2011. ## Quotes by Mike Nesbitt > [I'd like to live in an area of social deprivation because I think it's important to get a feel of what it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-nesbitt/i-d-like-to-live-in-an-area-of-social-deprivation-because-i-think-it/) Mike Nesbitt [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80e/mike-nesbitt-67629_area_i-d-like-to-live-in-an-area-of-social-de_235367.jpg) > [I grew up in leafy suburbs in north and east Belfast, but if I had been born a mile down the road…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-nesbitt/i-grew-up-in-leafy-suburbs-in-north-and-east-belfast-but-if-i-had/) Mike Nesbitt [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9c/mike-nesbitt-67629_been_i-grew-up-in-leafy-suburbs-in-north-and_640596.jpg) > [I cannot imagine any circumstances under which David McNarry would be back in the Ulster Unionist Assembly group of MLAs when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-nesbitt/i-cannot-imagine-any-circumstances-under-which-david-mcnarry-would-be/) Mike Nesbitt [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/mike-nesbitt-67629_any_i-cannot-imagine-any-circumstances-under_1522554.jpg) > [The really big challenge is delivering the social justice agenda in the Belfast Agreement, which hasn't been delivered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-nesbitt/the-really-big-challenge-is-delivering-the-social-justice-agenda-in/) Mike Nesbitt [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/mike-nesbitt-67629_agenda_the-really-big-challenge-is-delivering-t_2169741.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-nesbitt/#itemlist", "name": "Mike Nesbitt Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd like to live in an area of social deprivation because I think it's 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