Nuala McAllister is a Northern Irish politician who is an Alliance Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).

She described her aim as promoting "Belfast as an open, inclusive and welcoming place to live and do business".

McAllister garnered controversy for being outspoken in support of liberalising Northern Ireland's abortion laws, as well as due to her campaigning for marriage equality during her term as Lord Mayor.

[7] Due to her outspoken beliefs, Belfast City Council member Jim Rodgers called McAllister "one of the worst lord mayors we have ever had" for "failing to remain impartial".

[12][13] McAllister has two sons with her partner, Sam Nelson, and was the first "young mother" to be Lord Mayor.