Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced the appointment of Nicole Lappin as Chair of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) Board.
This appointment will take effect from 5 November 2022.
The NIHE was established by the Housing Executive Act (NI) 1971 to take over the housing responsibilities of the 65 separate housing authorities that existed at that time. It is now the overall housing authority for Northern Ireland with a budget of over Pound 740m and a staff of approximately 2,700. It also makes a substantial contribution to better health, education and wellbeing through housing.