Deputy Mayor of London
Executive officer within the Greater London Authority
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A Deputy Mayor is a member of the London Mayoral cabinet, in the executive arm of the Greater London Authority. They serve as political advisors with responsibilities and powers corresponding to portfolios delegated by the Mayor. One of them must be designated as the Statutory Deputy Mayor, a member of the London Assembly who serves as the temporary Mayor during a vacancy or temporary incapacity of the Mayor.[1]
- Greater London Authority
- London Mayoral Cabinet
| Statutory Deputy Mayor of London | |
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| Member of |
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| Seat | City Hall, London |
| Appointer | |
Constituting instrument | Greater London Authority Act 1999, s 2(1)(a) |
| Inaugural holder | Nicky Gavron |
| Website | www |
History
Colour key (for political parties): Labour Conservative Green Independent
Current or final office holders of a mayoralty are highlighted in bold.
Livingstone mayoralties
The 2000 London mayoral election was won by Ken Livingstone, who ran as an independent after being expelled from the Labour Party. He announced that he would rotate the position of deputy mayor equally between the four parties represented in the London Assembly (London Labour, London Conservatives, London Liberal Democrats and the London Green Party).[2] He offered the role to Nicky Gavron of the Labour Party for the first year.[3] Initially Labour rejected any offer for the position of Deputy Mayor unless he withdrew from confronting the government over funding for the Tube.[4] Gavron later accepted.[3]
However, in 2001, Livingstone decided not to offer the role to the Conservatives, claiming it would be disruptive,[2] so Nicky Gavron retained the post. In 2002, the Liberal Democrats were asked to nominate a candidate but declined, saying that it would be better to scrutinise the mayor from an independent position.[2][5] Gavron remained in the role, In 2003, the Greens accepted an offer to nominate a deputy mayor and selected Jenny Jones, who became London's second deputy mayor.[2]
In 2002, Gavron was originally chosen as the Labour candidate for the 2004 London mayoral election.[6] Gavron stepped aside when Livingstone was invited to rejoin the party.[7] They then ran on a joint ticket as Labour's candidates for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor.[8]
In his first term, Livingstone came under fire for delegating his powers to his chief of staff, Simon Fletcher, rather than the deputy mayor on several occasions.[9]
| Portfolio | Deputy Mayor | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Deputy Mayor | .jpg) |
Nicky Gavron AM | 2000–2003 | |
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Jenny Jones AM | 2003–2004 | ||
Nicky Gavron served as Livingstone's deputy for the duration of his second term.[10][11]
| Portfolio | Deputy Mayor | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Deputy Mayor | |
Nicky Gavron AM | 2004–2008 | |
Johnson mayoralties
After Boris Johnson became Mayor of London in May 2008, he appointed Richard Barnes[12] as his statutory Deputy Mayor, with the specific responsibility for community cohesion and regeneration. However, he also gave the title of Deputy Mayor to several other people, each with a specific role: Ian Clement (Government Relations); Kit Malthouse (Policing); and Ray Lewis (Young People).[13]
Sir Simon Milton, a former councillor, served as Deputy Mayor of Policy and Planning and Chief of Staff to Johnson until his death in office in 2011. In May 2011, Sir Edward Lister was then appointed as his successor. Richard Barnes ceased to be Deputy Mayor on 4 May 2012, when he lost his seat in the Assembly. Victoria Borwick succeeded him in the post.[14][15]
| Portfolio | Deputy Mayor | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Deputy Mayor Communities, Cohesion and Regeneration |
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Richard Barnes AM | 2008–2012 | [16] | |
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Kit Malthouse AM | 2008–2012 | [17] | |
| Policy and Planning | Simon Milton | 2008–2011 | [18] | ||
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Edward Lister | 2011–2012 | [19] | ||
| Young People | Ray Lewis | 2008 | [20] | ||
| Government and External Relations | Ian Clement | 2008–2009 | [21] | ||
Borwick resigned in May 2015, following her election as Member of Parliament for Kensington, being succeeded by Roger Evans.[22]
| Portfolio | Deputy Mayor | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Deputy Mayor | .jpg) |
Victoria Borwick AM | 2012–2015 | [23] | |
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Roger Evans AM | 2015–2016 | [24] | ||
| Business and Enterprise |  |
Kit Malthouse AM | 2012–2015 | [25] | |
| Housing, Land and Property | Richard Blakeway | 2012–2016 | [26] | ||
| Policing and Crime | .jpg) |
Stephen Greenhalgh | 2012–2016 | [27][28] | |
| Policy and Planning | .jpg) |
Edward Lister | 2012–2016 | [29] | |
| Education and Culture | Munira Mirza | 2012–2016 | [30] | ||
| Transport | Isabel Dedring | 2012–2016 | [31] | ||
Khan mayoralties
The 2016 London mayoral election was won by Sadiq Khan for London Labour.[32] Following the election, he appointed Joanne McCartney Statutory Deputy Mayor, along with nine additional deputy mayors, making Khan the first mayor to use all ten available Deputy Mayor spots.
First Khan mayoralty
| Portfolio | Deputy Mayor | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Deputy Mayor Education and Childcare |
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Joanne McCartney AM | 2016–2021 | [33] | |
| Policing and Crime |  |
Sophie Linden | 2016–2024 | [33] | |
| Housing and Residential Development |  |
James Murray | 2016–2019 | [33] | |
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Tom Copley AM | 2020–2021 | [34] | ||
| Fire and Resilience | .jpg) |
Fiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross AM | 2018–2021 | [35] | |
| Planning, Regeneration and Skills |  |
Jules Pipe | 2016–2021 | [36] | |
| Social Integration, Social Mobility, Community Engagement |
Matthew Ryder | 2016–2018 | [37][38] | ||
| Deborah Weekes-Bernard | 2018–2021 | [39] | |||
| Business |  |
Rajesh Agrawal | 2016–2021 | [40] | |
| Culture and Creative Industries | .png) |
Justine Simons | 2016–2021 | [41] | |
| Environment and Energy | Shirley Rodrigues | 2016–2021 | [42][43] | ||
| Transport |  |
Val Shawcross | 2016–2018 | [33] | |
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Heidi Alexander | 2018–2021 | [44] | ||
Second Khan mayoralty
| Portfolio | Deputy Mayor | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Deputy Mayor Education and Childcare |
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Joanne McCartney AM | 2021–2024 | [45] | |
| Policing and Crime | |
Sophie Linden | 2021–2024 | [45] | |
| Fire and Resilience |  |
Fiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross AM | 2021–2024 | [35] | |
| Planning, Regeneration and Skills | |
Jules Pipe | 2021–2024 | [45] | |
| Social Integration, Social Mobility, Community Engagement |
Deborah Weekes-Bernard | 2021–2024 | [39] | ||
| Business | |
Rajesh Agrawal | 2021–2023 | [40] | |
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Howard Dawber | 2023–2024 | [45] | ||
| Culture and Creative Industries | .jpg) |
Justine Simons | 2021–2024 | [45] | |
| Environment and Energy | Shirley Rodrigues | 2021–2024 | [45] | ||
| Transport | |
Heidi Alexander | 2021–2022 | [46][47] | |
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Seb Dance | 2022–2024 | [48] | ||
Third Khan mayoralty
| Portfolio | Deputy Mayor | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Deputy Mayor Education and Childcare |
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Joanne McCartney AM | 2024–present | [49] | |
| Policing and Crime |  |
Kaya Comer-Schwartz | 2024–present | [50] | |
| Housing and Residential Development | |
Tom Copley AM | 2024–present | [51] | |
| Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service | |
Jules Pipe | 2024–present | [52] | |
| Social Integration, Social Mobility, Community Engagement |
Deborah Weekes-Bernard | 2024–present | [53] | ||
| Business | |
Howard Dawber | 2024–present | [54] | |
| Culture and Creative Industries | |
Justine Simons | 2024–present | [41] | |
| Environment and Energy | Mete Coban | 2024–present | [55] | ||
| Transport | |
Seb Dance | 2024–present | [56] | |