Jon Burrows

Jon Burrows
Burrows in 2025
Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Assumed office
31 January 2026
DeputyDiana Armstrong
Preceded byMike Nesbitt
Ulster Unionist Party spokesperson for Education
Assumed office
4 August 2025
LeaderMike Nesbitt
Himself
Preceded byColin Crawford
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for North Antrim
Assumed office
4 August 2025
Preceded byColin Crawford
Personal details
Born
Bangor, Northern Ireland
PartyUlster Unionist Party

Jon Burrows MLA is a Northern Irish politician who has served as Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) since 31 January 2026. He has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim since August 2025.

Burrows began his policing career in 1995 after initially applying to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), the predecessor to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). He served as a senior police officer in the Police Service of Northern Ireland until his retirement in 2021.