Naomi Long

Naomi Rachel Long (née Johnston; born 13 December 1971) is a Northern Irish politician. She has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2016. She has again been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East since 2020. She has also been minister of Justice in the government of Northern Ireland since 2020.

Naomi Long MLA
Minister of Justice (Northern Ireland)
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 2020
First Minister	Arlene Foster
Preceded by	Claire Sugden
Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland
In office 2 July 2019[1][2] – 31 January 2020
Preceded by	Jim Nicholson
Succeeded by	Abolished
Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2016
Deputy	Stephen Farry
Preceded by	David Ford
Member of Parliament for Belfast East
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by	Peter Robinson
Succeeded by	Gavin Robinson
54th Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office 1 June 2009 – 1 June 2010
Preceded by	Tom Hartley
Succeeded by	Pat Convery
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland for Belfast East
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January 2020
Preceded by	Máire Hendron
In office 6 May 2016 – 1 July 2019
Preceded by	Judith Cochrane
Succeeded by	Máire Hendron
In office 26 November 2003 – 5 July 2010
Preceded by	John Alderdice
Succeeded by	Chris Lyttle
Councillor on Belfast City Council for Victoria Ward
In office 7 June 2001 – 26 August 2010
Preceded by	Danny Dow
Succeeded by	Laura McNamee
Personal details
Born	Naomi Rachel Johnston (1971-12-13) 13 December 1971 (age 52) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political party	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Spouse(s)	Michael Long
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast

From 2010 to 2015 she was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Westminster constituency of Belfast East. She was the second elected female Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2009 to 2010.

In 2019, she was elected as the Alliance Party candidate for the European Parliament, becoming the first ever Alliance MEP.

References

1. "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
2. "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.