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The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London, England, and the leader of the City of London Corporation.Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign [1] and retains various traditional powers, rights, and privileges, including the title and style The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of 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.
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 dates are those of being elected to office on 29 September , excepting those years when it fell on the Sabbath ; the office is not actually entered ...
On 29 September 2023, Mainelli was elected Lord Mayor of the City of London, and took office on 10 November 2023, [51] becoming the first American-born person to do so. [52] Mainelli's mayoral theme was 'Connect To Prosper', an initiative that aimed to highlight the City of London's ability to solve global challenges. [53]
The Lord Mayor of London and the two Sheriffs are chosen by liverymen meeting at Common Hall. Sheriffs, who serve as assistants to the Lord Mayor, are chosen on Midsummer Day. The Lord Mayor, who must have previously been a Sheriff, is chosen on Michaelmas. Both the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs are chosen for terms of one year.
The Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. It is a Grade I listed building. [1] Designed by George Dance in the Palladian style, it was built primarily in the 1740s. The Mansion House is used for some of the City of London's most formal official functions, including two annual white tie dinners.
Elected Lord Mayor of London, Keaveny took office on 13 November 2021, [4] [5] being appointed KStJ. [7] Alderman Nicholas Lyons succeeded him as Lord Mayor on 11 November 2022. [8] [9] Vincent Keaveny is a Member of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. [10]
As Lord Mayor, [9] Lyons seeks to build upon Charles Booth's pensions work by championing ‘Financing our Future’. [10] Lyons represented the City of London in the Royal Procession at the Coronation of Charles III, attired in the Lord Mayor's Coronation robes. [11] In 1986 Lyons married Felicity née Parker, [12] by whom he has 4 children. [13]