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.Greater London Authority Act 1999 sch 4 s 4(1)
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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). He offered the role to Nicky Gavron of the Labour Party for the first year. Initially Labour rejected any offer for the position of Deputy Mayor unless he withdrew from confronting the government over funding for the Tube. Gavron later accepted.
However, in 2001, Livingstone decided not to offer the role to the Conservatives, claiming it would be disruptive, 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. 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.
In 2002, Gavron was originally chosen as the Labour candidate for the 2004 London mayoral election. Gavron stepped aside when Livingstone was invited to rejoin the party. They then ran on a joint ticket as Labour's candidates for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor.
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.
First Livingstone mayoraltyPortfolioDeputy MayorTermStatutory Deputy MayorNicky Gavron 2000–2003Jenny Jones 2003–2004
Nicky Gavron served as Livingstone's deputy for the duration of his second term.
Second Livingstone MayoraltyPortfolioDeputy MayorTermStatutory Deputy MayorNicky Gavron 2004–2008
Johnson mayoralties After Boris Johnson became Mayor of London in May 2008, he appointed Richard Barnes 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).
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.
First Johnson mayoral cabinetPortfolioDeputy MayorTermStatutory Deputy MayorCommunities, Cohesion and RegenerationRichard Barnes 2008–2012PolicingKit Malthouse 2008–2012Policy and PlanningSimon Milton2008–2011Edward Lister2011–2012Young PeopleRay Lewis2008Government and External RelationsIan Clement2008–2009 Borwick resigned in May 2015, following her election as Member of Parliament for Kensington, being succeeded by Roger Evans.www.mayorwatch.co.uk Second Johnson mayoral cabinetPortfolioDeputy MayorTermStatutory Deputy MayorVictoria Borwick 2012–2015Roger Evans 2015–2016Business and EnterpriseKit Malthouse 2012–2015Housing, Land and PropertyRichard Blakeway2012–2016 Policing and CrimeStephen Greenhalgh2012–2016Policy and PlanningEdward Lister2012–2016Education and CultureMunira Mirza2012–2016TransportIsabel Dedring2012–2016
Khan mayoralties The 2016 London mayoral election was won by Sadiq Khan for London Labour. 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 First Khan mayoral cabinetPortfolioDeputy MayorTermStatutory Deputy MayorEducation and ChildcareJoanne McCartney 2016–2021Policing and CrimeSophie Linden2016–2024Housing and Residential DevelopmentJames Murray2016–2019Tom Copley 2020–2021Fire and ResilienceFiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross 2018–2021Planning, Regeneration and Skills Jules Pipe2016–2021 Social Integration, Social Mobility,Community EngagementMatthew Ryder2016–2018Deborah Weekes-Bernard2018–2021 BusinessRajesh Agrawal2016–2021Culture and Creative IndustriesJustine Simons2016–2021Environment and EnergyShirley Rodrigues2016–2021TransportVal Shawcross2016–2018Heidi Alexander2018–2021
Second Khan mayoralty Second Khan mayoral cabinetPortfolioDeputy MayorTermStatutory Deputy MayorEducation and ChildcareJoanne McCartney 2021–2024Policing and CrimeSophie Linden2021–2024Fire and ResilienceFiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross 2021–2024Planning, Regeneration and Skills Jules Pipe2021–2024Social Integration, Social Mobility,Community EngagementDeborah Weekes-Bernard2021–2024BusinessRajesh Agrawal2021–2023Howard Dawber2023–2024Culture and Creative IndustriesJustine Simons2021–2024Environment and EnergyShirley Rodrigues2021–2024TransportHeidi Alexander2021–2022Seb Dance2022–2024
Third Khan mayoralty Third Khan mayoral cabinetPortfolioDeputy MayorTermStatutory Deputy MayorEducation and ChildcareJoanne McCartney 2024–presentPolicing and CrimeKaya Comer-Schwartz2024–presentHousing and Residential DevelopmentTom Copley 2024–presentPlanning, Regeneration and the Fire ServiceJules Pipe2024–presentSocial Integration, Social Mobility,Community EngagementDeborah Weekes-Bernard2024–present BusinessHoward Dawber2024–presentCulture and Creative IndustriesJustine Simons2024–presentEnvironment and EnergyMete Coban2024–presentTransportSeb Dance2024–present
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