William Alexander Hay, Baron Hay of Ballyore (called Willie; born 16 April 1950, in Milford, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 1998 to 2014. He has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2014.He was the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 8 May 2007 to 13 October 2014. He attended Faughan Valley High School, Drumahoe, County Londonderry. An Irish citizen by birth, he has objected to not being deemed automatically eligible for British nationality.