{{Short description|Irish politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Cllr | name = Tina Black | honorific_suffix = | image = Tina Black, 2019 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Black in 2019 | office1 = 81st Lord Mayor of Belfast | deputy1 = Michelle Kelly | term_start1 = 1 June 2022 | term_end1 = 5 June 2023 | predecessor1 = Michael Long | successor1 = Ryan Murphy | order2 = Member of <br>Belfast City Council | constituency2 = Court | term_start2 = 28 November 2018 | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = Mary McConville | successor2 = | birth_date = 1976 or 1977 | birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | party = Sinn Féin | spouse = | children = | education = | alma_mater = Queen's University Belfast (BA, MSc) | website = }}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor, Councillor Christina Black |url=https://minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=388 |website=Belfast City Council |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tina Black |url=https://ie.linkedin.com/in/tina-black-2117aa17 |website=LinkedIn |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McCarthy |first1=James |title=Falls councillor Tina Black selected as new Lord Mayor of Belfast |url=https://belfastmedia.com/tina-black-selected-as-new-lord-mayor-of-belfast |access-date=18 February 2024 |work=Belfast Media |date=1 June 2022}}</ref>
Black managed a community centre on the Grosvenor Road.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCambridge |first=Jonathan |date=2 June 2022 |title=Sinn Féin Mayor says she will attend jubilee events |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/belfast-sinn-fin-mayor-attend-24128973 |website=BelfastLive |language=en-GB |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Simpson |first1=Mark |date=1 June 2022 |title=Sinn Féin's Tina Black elected as Belfast Lord Mayor |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-61667382 |website=BBC News |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Madden |first1=Andrew |date=1 June 2022 |title=New Belfast Lord Mayor Tina Black pledges to work 'night and day for everyone' |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/new-belfast-lord-mayor-tina-black-pledges-to-work-night-and-day-for-everyone-41710882.html |website=Belfast Telegraph |language=en-GB |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leebody |first1=Christopher |date=1 July 2022 |title=I want to be a first minister for all, says Michelle O'Neill after laying Somme wreath |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/i-want-to-be-a-first-minister-for-all-says-michelle-oneill-after-laying-somme-wreath-41806231.html |website=Belfast Telegraph |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=David |date=1 July 2022 |title=Somme wreath gesture shows I'll be a first minister for all, says O'Neill |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/sinn-fein-mayor-conor-burns-cenotaph-dup-b1009611.html |website=Evening Standard |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>
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