Michael Long (Northern Ireland politician)

Michael Long
Long in 2010
80th Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
9 May 2022[1] – 1 June 2022
DeputyTom Haire
Preceded byKate Nicholl
Succeeded byTina Black[2]
121st High Sheriff of Belfast
In office
2 February 2021 – 2 February 2022
Preceded byNicola Verner
Succeeded byJohn Hussey
Leader of the Alliance Party on Belfast City Council
Assumed office
22 May 2014
LeaderDavid Ford
Naomi Long
Member of
Belfast City Council
Assumed office
22 May 2014[3]
Preceded byNew district
ConstituencyLisnasharragh
Member of
Castlereagh Borough Council
In office
7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byPatrick Mitchell
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyCastlereagh Central
Personal details
BornKingston, Ontario, Canada[4]
Political partyAlliance
Spouse
(m. 1995)
[5]
Parent(s)Adrian Long
Elaine Long
OccupationPolitician

Michael Andrew Long is a politician from Northern Ireland who served as the 80th Lord Mayor of Belfast from 9 May 2022 to 1 June 2022, finishing the remaining three weeks of Kate Nicholl's term after she was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2022.[1] Long has served as leader of the Alliance Party on Belfast City Council, and a Belfast City Councillor for the Lisnasharragh DEA since 2014.

  1. ^ a b "Councillor Michael Long installed as Lord Mayor of Belfast". Belfast City Council. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ^ Simpson, Mark (1 June 2022). "Sinn Féin's Tina Black elected as Belfast Lord Mayor". BBC News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ "The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor, Councillor Michael Long". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ^ Simpson, Mark (9 May 2022). "Alliance: Michael Long makes history as three-week mayor". BBC News. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ Naomi Long MLA [@naomi_long] (26 September 2020). "So, not the Silver Wedding anniversary we planned" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 May 2022 – via Twitter.