Alex Maskey

Alex Maskey
6th Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
In office
11 January 2020 – 3 February 2024
DeputyChristopher Stalford
Roy Beggs Jr
Patsy McGlone
Preceded byRobin Newton
Succeeded byEdwin Poots
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast West
In office
3 November 2014 – 28 March 2022
Preceded bySue Ramsey
Succeeded byDaniel Baker
In office
25 June 1998 – 28 April 2003
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byFra McCann
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast South
In office
26 November 2003 – 22 October 2014
Preceded byMonica McWilliams
Succeeded byMáirtín Ó Muilleoir
59th Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
1 June 2002 – 1 June 2003
Preceded byJim Rodgers
Succeeded byMartin Morgan
Member of
Belfast City Council
In office
7 June 2001 – 13 October 2010
Preceded bySean Hayes
Succeeded byDeirdre Hargey
ConstituencyLaganbank
In office
15 May 1985 – 7 June 2001
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byPaul Maskey
ConstituencyUpper Falls
In office
June 1983 – 15 May 1985
Preceded byGerry Kelly
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyBelfast Area D
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum
for Belfast West
In office
30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Personal details
Born (1952-01-08) 8 January 1952 (age 72)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political partyNone (Speaker)
Other political
affiliations
Sinn Féin (before 2020)
Spouse
Liz McKee
(m. 1981)
RelationsPaul Maskey (brother)[1]
Children2
WebsiteSinn Féin profile (archived 2007)

Alex Maskey (born 8 January 1952) is an Irish former politician who served as Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2020 to 2024 and was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2002 to 2003.[2] He was Sinn Féin's longest sitting councillor, representing the Laganbank electoral area of Belfast.[3] He was also an MLA for Belfast West for two periods, and also for Belfast South. He reportedly retired "from frontline politics" in early 2024.[4]

  1. ^ Young, Connla (11 June 2011). "New Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey vows to reach out to loyalists". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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  3. ^ "Alex Maskey". Belfast City Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
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