Lord Lieutenant of Belfast

DBE
since 6 July 2014
DBE; since 6 July 2014
Appointer	King Charles III
Inaugural holder	The 6th Marquess of Londonderry
Formation	1900

The Lord Lieutenant of Belfast is the official representative of

Lord Lieutenant

is the Sovereign's personal representative.

List of Lord Lieutenants

Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry: 20 February 1900 – 1904
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury: 19 January 1904 – 1911
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie: 4 November 1911 – 6 June 1924
Sir Thomas Dixon, 2nd Baronet: 7 July 1924 – 10 May 1950
Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran: 11 July 1950 – 1985
Sir Robin Kinahan: 12 August 1985 – 1991
Colonel James Elliott Wilson: 25 March 1991 – 2000^[2]
Romayne Carswell, Lady Carswell
: 26 May 2000 – 8 August 2009
Dame Mary Peters: 9 August 2009 – 6 July 2014
Dame Fionnuala Mary Jay-O'Boyle: since 6 July 2014

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Belfast is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Belfast. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

21st Century

28 October 2003:
DBE^[3]

9 March 2005: Jennifer Campbell [4]
30 October 2007: Professor Dorota Iwaniec^[5]
21 February 2009: Joseph Garth Corbett, [6]
28 June 2017: Dr Mark Christopher Sheridan^[7]

References

^ "Lord Lieutenants". The Royal Household. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^ "No. 5196". The Belfast Gazette. 29 March 1991. p. 341.
^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 31 October 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 11 March 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 2 November 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 27 February 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 30 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original
on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.

[1] "Lord Lieutenants". The Royal Household. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

[2] "No. 5196". The Belfast Gazette. 29 March 1991. p. 341.

[3] "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 31 October 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[4] "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 11 March 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[5] "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 2 November 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[6] "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 27 February 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[7] "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 30 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

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See also: Local government in Northern Ireland Category

List of Lord Lieutenants

Deputy lieutenants

21st Century

See also

References