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The High Sheriff of Belfast is a title and position which was created in 1900 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, with Sir James Henderson the first holder. Like other high sheriff positions, it is largely a ceremonial post today. The current high sheriff is Councillor Sammy Douglas, who took office in 2024.
The high sheriff is theoretically the judicial representative of the King in the city, while the Lord Lieutenant of Belfast is the Sovereign's personal representative. Today, the office is now largely symbolic with few formal duties other than deputising for the Lord Mayor of Belfast at official events. Irish Nationalists and Republican council members generally do not allow their names to go forward for the nomination as the post is seen as a reflection of the city's imperialist past.
Appointments are made on an annual basis by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who asks the outgoing high sheriff and Belfast City Council to suggest the names of three people who are deemed suitable to hold the position. In recent years the council has suggested only one candidate, who is normally a member of the council. The high sheriff's term of office runs from January to December, which is distinct from the term of office for the lord mayor and deputy lord mayor who take up office in May or June each year.
Prior to 1900, sheriffs were elected by the city council.




List of high sheriffs






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2000: Tom Campbell
2001: Alan Crowe
2002: Wallace Browne
2003: Margaret Clarke
2004: Ruth Patterson
2005: David Browne
2006: William Humphrey
2007: Jim Kirkpatrick
2008: Margaret McKenzie
2009: Frank McCoubrey
2010: Christopher Stalford
2011: Ian Adamson
2012: May Campbell
2013: Brian Kingston
2014: Lydia Patterson
2015: Gareth McKee
2016: Jim Rodgers
2017: Thomas Haire
2018: Carole Howard
2019: Tommy Sandford
2020: Nicola Angela Verner
2021: Michael Andrew Long
2022 John Hussey
2023 John Kyle
2024 Sammy Douglas




See also


Members of Belfast City Council




References

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