Lord Mayor of Belfast

Councillor Naomi Long

The current Lord Mayor of Belfast is Councillor Naomi Long.

She was elected on 1 June 2009 and her term will continue until June 2010.

Councillor Long is a member of the Alliance Party and she represents the Victoria area of Belfast. She is a member of several boards and committees including:

the council's Road Safety Committee
Belfast Community Safety Partnership
Belfast District Policing Partnership (east Belfast sub-group)
Dee Street Community Centre Committee
Inverary Community Centre Committee
Knocknagoney Community Centre Committee
Titanic Forum.

Before her election as Lord Mayor, Councillor Long was chair of the council's Good Relations Partnership.

Her personal commitment to community relations is reflected in her theme for her year in office - 'Belfast Without Barriers'.

Background

Councillor Long was born in east Belfast in 1971 and grew up in the area.

She attended Mersey Street Primary School and later studied civil engineering at Queen's University, Belfast.

She joined the Alliance Party in 1994 and, in June 2001, she was elected councillor for the Victoria electoral area.

Councillor Long is also a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and deputy leader of the Alliance Party.

She is a member of Bloomfield Presbyterian Church where she is a voluntary youth leader and member of the church choir. She is married to Castlereagh Borough councillor Michael Long.