DUP Annual Conference 2015

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - NOVEMBER 21: Deputy party leader Nigel Dodds during the Democratic Unionist Party annual conference at La Mon Hotel on November 21, 2015 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. First Minister and DUP party leader Peter Robinson announced this week his intention to stand down as both party leader and Northern Ireland First Minister within weeks. Many political observers have predicted that Nigel Dodds will replace Peter Robinson as party leader. Mr. Robinson who has been party leader since taking over from the late Ian Paisley in 2008 was one of the founding members of the DUP and his political career has lasted more than 40 years. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)