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The mayor of London is the chief executive of the Greater London Authority. The role was created in 2000 after the Greater London devolution referendum in 1998, and was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom. [3] The current mayor is Sadiq Khan, who took office on 9 May 2016.
He was re-elected as Mayor in both 2021 and 2024, being the first London mayor to win a third term. [2] He was included in the 2018 Time 100 list of most influential people in the world. [3] Khan's policies as Mayor have resulted in making London's transport more accessible and reducing the number of polluting vehicles in central London.
Lord Mayor Nicholas Lyons and Sheriff Alastair King with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Edinburgh in 2023. Alderman Alastair John Naisbitt King MStJ DL (born 5 November 1968), is a British financier and asset manager, Chairman of Naisbitt King Asset Management Ltd, [1] who serves as the 696th Lord Mayor of the City of London for 2024/25.
The Mayor of London is the executive of the Greater London Authority. The role has existed since 2000. Ken Livingstone (4 May 2000 – 3 May 2008) Boris Johnson (4 May 2008 – 8 May 2016) Sadiq Khan (9 May 2016 –)
The 2024 London mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the next mayor of London.It took place simultaneously with elections to the London Assembly, some local council by-elections in London and regular local elections elsewhere in England and Wales.
John Boydell, the lord mayor of London in 1790. This is a list of all mayors and lord mayors of London (leaders of the City of London Corporation, and first citizens of the City of London). Until 1354, the title held was mayor of London.
The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by the metonym City Hall, is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London, England.It consists of two political branches: an executive Mayor (currently Sadiq Khan) and the 25-member London Assembly, which serves as a means of checks and balances on the Mayor.
The 2021 London mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of London. It was held simultaneously with elections for the London Assembly , other local elections across England and Wales , and devolved elections in Scotland and Wales .