Northern Ireland Housing Executive Board Member reappointments
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Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has reappointed Ms Pauline Leeson CBE and Mr Chris Welch as Members of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) Board.
Ms Leeson CBE has been reappointed with effect from 1 November 2025 until 31 October 2030. She has already served as a Board Member on the NIHE Board from 1 November 2020 to 31 October 2025.
Mr Welch has been reappointed with effect from 1 November 2025 until 30 November 2029. He has already served as a Board Member on the NIHE Board from 1 August 2019 to 30 June 2020 and 1 November 2020 to 31 October 2025.
The NIHE was established by the Housing Executive Act (NI) 1971. It is the Strategic Housing Authority for Northern Ireland, and a public landlord at scale, with an annual budget of approximately Pound 1.2bn, providing a range of public services and around 83,000 homes.













