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{{about|the elected mayor of Greater London|the City of London mayor|Lord Mayor of London}}
{{about|the elected mayor of Greater London|the City of London mayor|Lord Mayor of London}}
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|image = Sadiq Khan 2020.png
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|incumbent = [[Sadiq Khan]]
|incumbentsince = 9 May 2016
|incumbentsince = 9 May 2016
|formation = [[Greater London Authority Act 1999]]
|formation = [[Greater London Authority Act 1999]]
|inaugural = [[Ken Livingstone]]
|inaugural = [[Ken Livingstone]]
|deputy = [[Deputy Mayor of London|Statutory Deputy Mayor of London]]
|deputy = [[Joanne McCartney]]
|salary = £152,734
|salary = £152,734
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The '''Mayor of London''' is an elected politician in [[London]]. The role, created in 2000, was the first directly-elected mayor in the United Kingdom. The [[Mayor]] of London is also referred to as the '''London Mayor''', a form which helps to avoid confusion with the [[Lord Mayor of London]], the ancient and now mainly ceremonial role in the [[City of London]]. The Mayor of London is mayor of [[Greater London]], which has a population of over 7.5 million while the City of London is only a small part of the modern city centre and has a population of less than 10,000.
The '''Mayor of London''' is an elected politician in [[London]]. The role, created in 2000, was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom. The [[Mayor]] of London is also referred to as the '''London Mayor''', a form which helps to avoid confusion with the [[Lord Mayor of London]], the ancient and now mainly ceremonial role in the [[City of London]]. The Mayor of London is mayor of [[Greater London]], which has a population of over 7.5 million while the City of London is only a small part of the modern city centre and has a population of less than 10,000.
The first elected Mayor of London is [[Ken Livingstone]], who was re-elected in 2004. [[Boris Johnson]] was [[London mayoral election, 2008|elected mayor]] in 2008. Johnson announced that he will not run for re-election in 2016. [[Sadiq Khan]] was [[London mayoral election, 2016|elected mayor]] in 2016.
The first elected Mayor of London is [[Ken Livingstone]], who was re-elected in 2004. [[Boris Johnson]] was [[London mayoral election, 2008|elected mayor]] in 2008. Johnson announced that he will not run for re-election in 2016. [[Sadiq Khan]] was [[London mayoral election, 2016|elected mayor]] in 2016.
== Role ==
==Role==
The Mayor is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across the whole of the [[Greater London|London]] [[Regions of England|region]]. The plans of the mayor are looked at by the [[London Assembly]] and actioned by the [[Greater London Authority]]. Responsibilities include [[transport]], the [[police]], [[fire brigade|fire]] and [[emergency services]], [[cultural strategy]] and [[economic development]].
The Mayor is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across the whole of the [[Greater London|London]] [[Regions of England|region]]. The plans of the mayor are looked at by the [[London Assembly]] and actioned by the [[Greater London Authority]]. Responsibilities include [[transport]], the [[police]], [[fire brigade|fire]] and [[emergency services]], [[cultural strategy]] and [[economic development]].
== Salary ==
==Salary==
The mayor of London's salary is one that ranks along that of a government cabinet minister's. The current salary is £137,579 per year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/budget/index.jsp | title=UK Government Web Archive | access-date=2013-10-05 | archive-date=2011-10-04 | archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20111004013041/http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/budget/index.jsp | url-status=dead }}</ref>
The mayor of London's salary is one that ranks along that of a government cabinet minister's. The current salary is £137,579 per year.<ref>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20111004013041/http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/budget/index.jsp]</ref>
== List of mayors of London ==
== List of mayors of London ==
This provides a list of people who have held the office of Mayor of London,
This provides a list of people who have held the office of Mayor of London,
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of London mayors since 2000
|+List of London mayors since 2000
!Photo
!Photo
|-
|-
|3
|1
|[[Sadiq Khan]] (Incumbent)
|[[Ken Livingstone]]
|2016- Present
|2000-2008
|[[Labour Party (UK)]]
|[[Labour Party (UK)]]
|[[File:Sadiq Khan.png|thumb|Sadiq Khan ]]
Independent (2000-2004)
|[[File:Ken Livingstone.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
|2
|2
|2008-2016
|2008-2016
|[[Conservative Party (UK)]]
|[[Conservative Party (UK)]]
|[[File:Boris Johnson official portrait.jpg|thumb|Boris Johnson]]
|[[File:Boris Johnson (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
|1
|3
|[[Ken Livingstone]]
|[[Sadiq Khan]] (Incumbent)
|2000-2008
|2016- Present
|[[Labour Party (UK)]]
|[[Labour Party (UK)]]
|[[File:Sadiq Khan 2020.png|100px]]
|[[File:Ken Livingstone.jpg|thumb|Ken Livingstone]]
|}
|}
==Other websites==
== Mayor Of London Media ==
<gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''>
File:Sadiq Khan November 2016.jpg|Sadiq Khan at Election Night at the London Embassy, 8 November 2016.
</gallery>
== Other websites ==
* [http://www.london.gov.uk Mayor of London website]
* [http://www.london.gov.uk Mayor of London website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070709214659/www.london.gov.uk/mayor/csg/csgmmbrs.jsp Mayor of London's Cultural Strategy Group]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070709214659/www.london.gov.uk/mayor/csg/csgmmbrs.jsp Mayor of London's Cultural Strategy Group]
*[http://www.londonelects.co.uk/standing/nominations.html Page about the process of nomination] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218123723/http://www.londonelects.co.uk/standing/nominations.html |date=2007-02-18 }}
* [http://www.londonelects.co.uk/standing/nominations.html Page about the process of nomination] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218123723/http://www.londonelects.co.uk/standing/nominations.html |date=2007-02-18 }}
*[http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/news.php?article_id=39&comment=ok Page about Ken Livingstone's relationship with Labour]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/news.php?article_id=39&comment=ok Page about Ken Livingstone's relationship with Labour]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
== References ==
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[[Category:Mayors of London| ]]
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[[Category:Directly elected British mayors]]
[[Category:Mayors of London| ]]