Micky Murray is a Northern Irish politician, serving as Lord Mayor of Belfast since June 2024.

[4] He was co-opted onto Belfast City Council in May 2022, following the election of then lord mayor Kate Nicholl to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

[9] As an openly gay man, Murray became the first member of the LGBTQ+ Community to hold the office of Lord Mayor.

We’re 26 years on from the Good Friday Agreement and we were promised peace, which has largely been delivered, but now is the time to further break down barriers and create a thriving city.

As the first openly gay Lord Mayor, I want to use this platform to represent the LGBTQ+ community and be a positive role model for them.”[12] He officially took office on 3 June 2024.