| Ryan Murphy | |
| Office: | Lord Mayor of Belfast |
| Deputy: | Áine Groogan |
| Term Start: | 5 June 2023 |
| Term End: | 3 June 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Tina Black |
| Successor: | Micky Murray |
| Office1: | Member of Belfast City Council |
| Term Start1: | 11 January 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | Gerry McCabe |
| Constituency1: | Oldpark |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | Ligoniel, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Party: | Sinn Fein |
Ryan Murphy (born November 1994) is an Irish Sinn Fein politician who was Lord Mayor of Belfast from June 2023 to June 2024, and a Belfast City Councillor for the Oldpark DEA since January 2018.[2] [3]
Murphy is from Ligoniel, and has lived in the area his whole life.[4]
In January 2018, he was co-opted onto Belfast City Council to replace Gerry McCabe in the Oldpark District.[5] [6] Murphy retained his seat at the 2019 Council election, being elected on the fifth count.[7] He was re-elected at the 2023 election[8]
In June 2024, he was appointed Lord Mayor of Belfast.[9] Murphy, who was aged 28 at the time, became one of the youngest councillors to serve in the role.[10] [11]