Mayor of Greater Manchester

The Mayor of Greater Manchester is the directly elected metro mayor of Greater Manchester, responsible for strategic governance in the region that includes health, transport, housing, strategic planning, waste management, policing, the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and skills. The creation of the Mayor of Greater Manchester was agreed between the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, and Greater Manchester's 10 district council leaders. As well as having specific powers, the mayor chairs the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, also assuming the powers of the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner.

This article is about the directly elected mayor of Greater Manchester. For the City of Manchester ceremonial mayor, see Lord Mayor of Manchester.

Mayor of Greater Manchester
Incumbent
Andy Burnham
since 8 May 2017
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
StyleMayor
StatusCombined authority metro mayor
Member ofGreater Manchester Combined Authority
SeatTootal Buildings, Oxford Road, Manchester
NominatorPolitical parties or self-nomination
AppointerElectorate of Greater Manchester
by supplementary vote
Term length4 years, renewable
Constituting instrumentCities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
PrecursorChair of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Inaugural holderAndy Burnham
Formation29 May 2015
DeputyDeputy Mayors
Salary£110,000
WebsiteGMCA / The Mayor

Tony Lloyd was appointed as Interim Mayor for Greater Manchester in May 2015. The first Greater Manchester mayoral election took place on 4 May 2017 and was won by Andy Burnham, who was subsequently re-elected for a second term in May 2021.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.