Born in the
Woodvale area of Belfast, Humphrey studied at the Boys' Model School. A member of the Woodvale Residents' Association, he joined the
Democratic Unionist Party, becoming its chairman in North
Belfast, and a member of the party's executive. He was elected to
Belfast City Council in the
Court district at the
2005 Northern Ireland local elections, then served as
High Sheriff of Belfast in 2006. At the
2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Humphrey stood in
North Belfast, but was not elected. He moved to contest
West Belfast at the
UK general election, 2010, but took only 7.6% of the votes cast. In June, he became Deputy
Lord Mayor of Belfast. In September 2010, he was selected to replace
Nigel Dodds in the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing North Belfast Humphrey was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the
2021 New Year Honours for public service, particularly during the COVID-19 response. In 2022, Humphrey announced that he would not contest the
2022 Assembly election. ==References==