Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle

Fionnuala Mary Jay-O'Boyle CBE DL (born 22 March 1960) is a British lobbyist, charity trustee, and public official. She is the Lord-Lieutenant for the County Borough of Belfast since 2014,[1] and a member of the House of Lords Appointments Commission since 2019.[2]

Jay-O'Boyle was a trustee of The Prince's Regeneration Trust from 2003 and of The Prince's Foundation for Building Community from 2016 until they were both merged into The Prince's Foundation in 2018.[3] She founded the Belfast Buildings Trust in 1996, of which she remains patron.[4] She was a deputy lieutenant for Belfast from 2009 until her elevation in 2014.[5] She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2000, and appointed a Commander of the Order (CBE) in 2008.[6]

Honorary titles
Preceded by
Mary Peters
Lord Lieutenant of Belfast
6 July 2014 – Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent


References

  1. "Crown Office". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  2. "Prime Minister appoints new Independent Members to the House of Lords Appointments Commission". GOV.UK. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  3. "Jay-O'boyle, Fionnuala Mary". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2018-12-01. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u276730. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  4. "A rescuer of last restore". The Irish Times. 1999-09-02. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  5. "New Lord Lieutenant for Belfast". BBC News. 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  6. "No. 6988". The Belfast Gazette. 2008-06-14. p. 1.
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