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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 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 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.
== 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>{{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>
== List of mayors of London ==
== List of mayors of London ==
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{| class="wikitable"
|+List of London mayors since 2000
|+List of London mayors since 2000
|1
|1
|[[Ken Livingstone]]
|[[Ken Livingstone]]
|2000-2008
|2000–2008
|[[Labour Party (UK)]]
|[[Labour Party (UK)]]
Independent (2000-2004)
Independent (2000-2004)
|2
|2
|[[Boris Johnson]]
|[[Boris Johnson]]
|2008-2016
|2008–2016
|[[Conservative Party (UK)]]
|[[Conservative Party (UK)]]
|[[File:Boris Johnson (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Boris Johnson (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|3
|3
|[[Sadiq Khan]] (Incumbent)
|[[Sadiq Khan]] (Incumbent)
|2016- Present
|2016–present
|[[Labour Party (UK)]]
|[[Labour Party (UK)]]
|[[File:Sadiq Khan 2020.png|100px]]
|[[File:Sadiq Khan 2020.png|100px]]
== Mayor Of London Media ==
== Mayor Of London Media ==
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File:Sadiq Khan November 2016.jpg|Sadiq Khan at Election Night at the London Embassy, 8 November 2016.
File:Sadiq Khan November 2016.jpg|Sadiq Khan at Election Night at the London Embassy, 8 November 2016.
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