Lord Lieutenant of Belfast

Lord Lieutenant of Belfast
Belfast City Coat of Arms
Incumbent Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle, CBE since 6 July 2014
Appointer	Queen Elizabeth II
Inaugural holder	The 6th Marquess of Londonderry
Formation	1900

The Lord Lieutenant of Belfast is the official representative of The Queen for the 'County Borough of Belfast', Northern Ireland. The current Lord Lieutenant is Mrs Finnouala Jay-O'Boyle, CBE, who was appointed in July 2014. The position was first created in 1900 and was held by The 6th Marquess of Londonderry. The role is largely honorary with the few formal duties relating to liaising with the Queen's Private Office in the lead up to visits to the City regarding issues of local concern and the presentation of awards on behalf of the Queen.^[1] The High Sheriff of Belfast is theoretically the Queen's judicial representative in the city, while the Lord Lieutenant is the Sovereign's personal representative.

List of Lord Lieutenants

• The 6th Marquess of Londonderry: 20 February 1900 – 1904
• The 9th Earl of Shaftesbury: 19 January 1904 – 1911
• The 1st Viscount Pirrie: 4 November 1911 – 6 June 1924
• The Rt Hon. Sir Thomas Dixon, 2nd Bt.: 7 July 1924 – 10 May 1950
• The 2nd Baron Glentoran: 11 July 1950 – 1985
• Sir Robin Kinahan: 12 August 1985 – 1991
• Colonel James Elliott Wilson: 25 March 1991 – 2000^[2]
• Lady Carswell: 26 May 2000 – 8 August 2009
• Dame Mary Peters: 9 August 2009 - 6 July 2014
• Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle: 6 July 2014 -

See also

• Belfast City Council

References

1. "Lord Lieutenants". The Royal Household. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
2. The Belfast Gazette: no. 5196. p. 341. 29 March 1991. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

• Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Retrieved 2008-06-07.