Nichola Mallon

Nichola Mallon
Mallon as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2014
Minister of Infrastructure
In office 11 January 2020 – 5 May 2022
Preceded by	Chris Hazzard
Succeeded by	John O'Dowd
Deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
In office 12 September 2017 – 5 May 2022
Leader	Colum Eastwood
Preceded by	Fearghal McKinney
Succeeded by	Claire Hanna
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast North
In office 5 May 2016 – 28 March 2022
Preceded by	Alban Maginness
Succeeded by	Nuala McAllister
71st Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office 2 June 2014 – 1 April 2015
Deputy	Máire Hendron
Preceded by	Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Succeeded by	Arder Carson
Member of Belfast City Council
In office 2010 – 5 May 2016
Preceded by	Alban Maginness
Succeeded by	Paul McCusker
Constituency	Oldpark
Personal details
Born	(1979-08-23) 23 August 1979 (age 45) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	SDLP
Spouse	Brendan Scott ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	3
Residence(s)	Crumlin, Belfast
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin Queen's University Belfast

Nichola Mallon (born 23 August 1979) is a former politician from Northern Ireland who served as Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2017 to 2022. She served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast North from 2016 to 2022 and as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2014 to 2015. She was elected as Deputy Leader of the SDLP in 2017.^[1] She was appointed Minister for Infrastructure on 11 January 2020, before being removed from office after losing her seat at the 2022 Assembly election.