Lucy Faulkner

Lucy Barbara Ethel Faulkner, Lady Faulkner of Downpatrick, CBE (née Forsythe; 1 July 1925 – 20 January 2012) was a Northern Irish journalist, unionist and peace advocate. Faulkner was the wife of the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Brian Faulkner, who was in office from 1971 to 1972. She was also the first woman to hold a seat as a National Governor of the BBC from Northern Ireland from 1978 to 1985. As a BBC Governor, Faulkner oversaw the formation of the Northern Ireland Broadcasting Council and the launch of Radio Foyle. She further became the chairwoman of the BBC in 1981.

She attended Bangor Collegiate School before enrolling in Trinity College, Dublin, where she studied history. Forsythe worked as a journalist, joining the staff of for The Belfast Telegraph in 1947. In 1949, she left the newspaper and became the personal secretary to then Northern Irish Prime Minister, Sir Basil Brooke, at Stormont House.

Forsythe married her husband, Brian Faulkner, in 1951 (Faulkner was serving as the youngest MP in the history of the Parliament of Northern Ireland at the time). The couple had first met due to their shared interests in both hunting and politics. After their marriage, the Faulkners resided in Highlands, which is located near the village of Seaforde, County Down. The couple had three children: David, Claire and Michael.

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