Alex Maskey. Born 8 January 1952. Became the first member of Sinn Féin to be elected to the Belfast City Council since the 1920s, 1983.Elected to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum for West Belfast, 1996. Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. Mayor of Belfast, 2002-03. MLA for Belfast West, 1998-2003, 2014-2022.