# Tina Black
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{{Short description|Irish politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [Cllr](/source/Councillor)
| name = Tina Black
| honorific_suffix =
| image = Tina Black, 2019 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Black in 2019
| office1 = 81st [Lord Mayor of Belfast](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast)
| deputy1 = Michelle Kelly
| term_start1 = 1 June 2022
| term_end1 = 5 June 2023
| predecessor1 = [Michael Long](/source/Michael_Long_(Northern_Ireland_politician))
| successor1 = Ryan Murphy
| order2 = Member of
[Belfast City Council](/source/Belfast_City_Council)
| constituency2 = [Court](/source/Court_(District_Electoral_Area))
| term_start2 = 28 November 2018
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Mary McConville
| successor2 =
| birth_date = 1976 or 1977
| birth_place = [Belfast](/source/Belfast), [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland)
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [Sinn Féin](/source/Sinn_F%C3%A9in)
| spouse =
| children =
| education =
| alma_mater = [Queen's University Belfast](/source/Queen's_University_Belfast) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts), [MSc](/source/Master_of_Science))
| website =
}}
'''Christina Black''' is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and community worker. She has served as a member of [Belfast City Council](/source/Belfast_City_Council) representing the [Court](/source/Court_(District_Electoral_Area)) constituency since 2018. Black previously served as the 81st [Lord Mayor of Belfast](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast) from 1 June 2022 to 5 June 2023.[{{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}}]
== Biography ==
Black received her [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree in politics from the [Queen's University Belfast](/source/Queen's_University_Belfast), followed by a [Master of Science](/source/Master_of_Science) in community and social development from 2006 to 2009.[{{Cite web |title=Tina Black |url=https://ie.linkedin.com/in/tina-black-2117aa17 |website=LinkedIn |access-date=30 July 2022}}][{{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}}]
Black managed a community centre on the Grosvenor Road.[{{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}}]
== Political career ==
In 2018, Black was co-opted onto [Belfast City Council](/source/Belfast_City_Council) to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Mary McConville. In [May 2019](/source/2019_Belfast_City_Council_election), 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](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast) in June 2022.[{{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}}] 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".[{{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}}]
On 1 July 2022, Councillor Black and presumptive [First Minister](/source/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland) [Michelle O'Neill](/source/Michelle_O'Neill) laid a wreath in commemoration of the [Battle of the Somme](/source/Battle_of_the_Somme), marking the first time two [Irish nationalist](/source/Irish_nationalism) politicians had jointly attended such an event.[{{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}}][{{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}}]
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