The Lord Hay of Ballyore | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2014 Life peerage | |
| 3rd Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
| In office 8 May 2007 – 13 October 2014 | |
| Deputy | David McClarty (2007–11) Francie Molloy (2007–13) John Dallat (2007–14) Roy Beggs Jr (2011–14) Mitchel McLaughlin (2013–14) |
| Preceded by | Eileen Bell |
| Succeeded by | Mitchel McLaughlin |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Foyle | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 13 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Devenney |
| Mayor of Derry | |
| In office 1993–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Annie Courtney |
| Deputy mayor of Derry | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Member of Derry City Council | |
| In office 15 May 1985 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Gary Middleton |
| Constituency | Rural |
| In office 20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Craig |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Londonderry Area A |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1950 Milford, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish[1] |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Doris, Lady Hay of Ballyore (née McMorris) |
William Alexander Hay, Baron Hay of Ballyore (born 16 April 1950), is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a life peer in the House of Lords since 2014.
Hay served as Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2007 to 2014, as well as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 1998 to 2014.
He attended Faughan Valley High School, Drumahoe, County Londonderry. An Irish citizen by birth, he has objected to previously not being deemed automatically eligible for British nationality.[2] This policy is due to be changed in 2024
- ^ Liam Clarke (8 July 2011). "Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness to make it easier to be British". The Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "- 'DUP man not allowed British passport' - Belfast Telegraph, 20 June 2018". Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.