Joanne Bunting | |
|---|---|
 Bunting in 2024 | |
| Junior Minister Assisting the Deputy First Minister | |
| Assumed office 16 September 2025 Servingwith Aisling Reilly | |
| Preceded by | Pam Cameron |
| Chair of the Committee for Justice | |
| In office 6 February 2024 –16 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mervyn Storey (2022) |
| Succeeded by | Peter Martin |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast East | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Robinson |
| Mayor of Castlereagh | |
| In office 2004–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Billy Bell |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Craig |
| Member of Castlereagh Borough Council | |
| In office 2000 –5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | John Dunn |
| Succeeded by | Denny Vitty |
| Constituency | Castlereagh Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 7,1974 Belfast,Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Joanne Bunting (born 7 June 1974) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician,who has served as a Junior Minister in the Executive of the 7th Northern Ireland Assembly since 2025. [1] She has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East since 2016. [2] Bunting is the DUP's Spokesperson for Justice [3] and was Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Justice from February 2024 to September 2025. [4]