Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Laggan Boy (talk | contribs) at 16:49, 20 May 2012. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Lord Lieutenant of Belfast
Belfast City Coat of Arms
Incumbent Dame Mary Peters since 9 August 2009
Appointer	HM Queen Elizabeth II
Inaugural holder	The 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 Dame Mary Peters who was appointed in August 2009. The position was first created in 1900 and was held by the 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. 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
• 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
• Eliott Wilson: 25 March 1991 – 2000
• Lady Carswell: 26 May 2000 – 8 August 2009
• Dame Mary Peters: 9 August 2009 -

See also

• Belfast City Council

References

1. "Lord Lieutenants". The Royal Household. Retrieved 2011-05-31.

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

v t e Belfast
General	Belfast Belfast City Hall Coat of Arms and Motto
People	Councillors Aldermen Lord Mayor Deputy Lord Mayor High Sheriff Lord Lieutenant
History of Belfast	Timeline of Belfast history
District Electoral Areas	Balmoral Black Mountain Botanic Castle Collin Court Lisnasharragh Oldpark Ormiston Titanic
Amenities	Belfast Castle Belfast Zoo St George's Market Ulster Hall Waterfront Hall
Parks and gardens	Botanic Gardens Cave Hill Country Park Musgrave Park Ormeau Park Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park Victoria Park
Cemeteries	Balmoral Cemetery Belfast City Cemetery Clifton Street Cemetery Friar's Bush Graveyard Milltown Cemetery Roselawn Cemetery Shankill Graveyard
Elections	2019 2014 2011 2005 2001 1997 1993 1989 1985 1981 1977 1973 1955 1920 1914 1897
See also: Local government in Northern Ireland Category

• Lord Lieutenancies of Northern Ireland
• Lord-Lieutenants of Belfast
• Local Government in Belfast