The mayor of the North East is the strategic authority mayor for the North East Mayoral Combined Authority. The current mayor is Kim McGuinness, elected in May 2024. The deputy mayor is currently Karen Clark.
Mayoral functions The functions devolved to the mayor are:
housing and regeneration education, skills and training the adult education budget the functional power of competence housing and planning, including mayoral development areas and corporations, land and acquisition powers finance, through council precepts and business rate supplements transport, including bus grants and franchising powers
The mayor is a member of the Mayoral Council for England and the Council of the Nations and Regions.
List of mayors Mayors of the North EastNamePortraitTerm of officeElectedPolitical partyPrevious and concurrent occupationsKim McGuinness7 May 2024Incumbent2024LabourPolice and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria 2019 to 2024
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