Tina Black

Christina Black is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and community worker. She has served as a member of Belfast City Council representing the Court constituency since 2018. Black previously served as the 81st Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1 June 2022 to 5 June 2023.^[1]

Cllr Tina Black
Black in 2019
81st Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office 1 June 2022 – 5 June 2023
Deputy	Michelle Kelly
Preceded by	Michael Long
Succeeded by	Ryan Murphy
Member of Belfast City Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 November 2018
Preceded by	Mary McConville
Constituency	Court
Personal details
Born	1976 or 1977 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Party	Sinn Féin
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast (BA, MSc)

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][3]

Black managed a community centre on the Grosvenor Road.^[4]

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.^[5] 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".^[6]

On 1 July 2022, Councillor 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.^[7][8]