| Honorific-Prefix: | Cllr |
| Tina Black | |
| 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 Belfast City Council |
| Constituency2: | Court |
| Term Start2: | 28 November 2018 |
| Predecessor2: | Mary McConville |
| Birth Date: | 1976 or 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Party: | Sinn Féin |
| Alma Mater: | Queen's University Belfast (BA, MSc) |
Christina Black is an Irish politician and community worker. A member of Sinn Féin, Black is a member of Belfast City Council representing the Court constituency and served as the 81st Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1 June 2022 to 5 June 2023.[1]
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.[2] [3]
Black managed a community centre on the Grosvenor Road.[4]
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.
Black was elected as the 81st Lord Mayor of Belfast in June 2022.[5] 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".[6]
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.[7] [8]