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Deputy Mayor of London

Statutory Deputy Mayor of London
Incumbent
Joanne McCartney
since 9 May 2016
Member of
SeatCity Hall, London
AppointerMayor of London
Constituting instrumentGreater London Authority Act 1999, s 2(1)(a)
Inaugural holderNicky Gavron
Websitewww.london.gov.uk/about-us/mayor-london

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]