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Revision as of 19:56, 5 June 2023

Tina Black
81st Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
1 June 2022 – 5 June 2023
DeputyMichelle Kelly
Preceded byMichael Long
Succeeded byRyan Murphy
Member of
Belfast City Council
Assumed office
28 November 2018
Preceded byMary McConville
ConstituencyCourt
Personal details
Born1976 or 1977
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin
Alma materQueen's University Belfast (BA, MSc)

Christina Black is an Irish politician and community worker. A member of Sinn Féin, Black is a member of Belfast City Council representing the Court constituency and has served as the 81st Lord Mayor of Belfast since 1 June 2022.[1]

Biography

Black received her Bachelor of Arts degree in politics from the Queen's University Belfast, followed by a Master of Science in community and social development from 2006 to 2009.[2][better source needed]

Black managed a community centre on the Grosvenor Road.[3]

Political career

In 2018, Black was co-opted onto Belfast City Council to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Mary McConville. In May 2019, she was elected outright on the final count in the Court constituency.

Lord Mayor of Belfast

Black was elected as the 81st Lord Mayor of Belfast in June 2022.[4] Upon assuming the office of Lord Mayor, Black pledged to work "night and day for everyone in the city" and stated a desire to "lead an inclusive agenda of positive and progressive change".[5]

On 1 July 2022, Black and presumptive First Minister Michelle O'Neill laid a wreath in commemoration of the Battle of the Somme, marking the first time two Irish nationalist politicians had jointly attended such an event.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor, Councillor Christina Black". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Tina Black". LinkedIn. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ^ McCambridge, Jonathan (2 June 2022). "Sinn Féin Mayor says she will attend jubilee events". BelfastLive. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ Simpson, Mark (1 June 2022). "Sinn Féin's Tina Black elected as Belfast Lord Mayor". BBC News. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ Madden, Andrew (1 June 2022). "New Belfast Lord Mayor Tina Black pledges to work 'night and day for everyone'". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ Leebody, Christopher (1 July 2022). "I want to be a first minister for all, says Michelle O'Neill after laying Somme wreath". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ Young, David (1 July 2022). "Somme wreath gesture shows I'll be a first minister for all, says O'Neill". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 July 2022.