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Lord Mayor of City of London
Lord Mayor of City of London
	Incumbent; Nicholas Lyons; since 2022
Residence	Mansion House
Appointer	Liverymen of the City of London Livery Companies
Term length	1 year
Inaugural holder	Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone
Formation	1189
Website	www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

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The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London is the Mayor of the City of London and head of the Corporation of London. The Lord Mayor of London is not the same person as the Mayor of London; The Lord Mayor is an officer only of the City of London. The Mayor of London governs the much larger area of Greater London.

The Lord Mayor is elected each year at the end of September or the beginning of October, and takes office in November. On the day after taking office, the Lord Mayor's Show is held. The Lord Mayor's role is mostly ceremonial and social, not political, although he does promote London's business credentials abroad. The Lord Mayor of London is also the chancellor of the City University of London.

The Lord Mayor for 2022-2023 is Nicholas Lyons.

Titles and honours[change | change source]

Of the 66 cities in the United Kingdom, the City of London is among the 30 that have Lord Mayors (or, in Scotland, Lord Provosts). The Lord Mayor is entitled to the style The Right Honourable; the same privilege extends only to the Lord Mayors of Bristol, York, Cardiff and Belfast, and to the Lord Provosts of Edinburgh and Glasgow. The style, however, is used when referring to the office and not to the person; "The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London" would be correct, while "The Rt Hon John Smith" would be incorrect.

A woman who holds the office is also known as a Lord Mayor. A male Lord Mayor's wife is known as a Lady Mayoress. In speech, a Lord Mayor is referred to as "My Lord Mayor", and a Lady Mayoress as "My Lady Mayoress".

It was once use for Lord Mayors to be created knights when they took office and baronets when they retired. The custom was applied inconsistently from the sixteenth until the nineteenth centuries; creations became more regular from 1889 onwards. From 1964 onwards, the regular creation of hereditary dignities such as baronetcies stopped, but Lord Mayors continued to be granted knighthoods (usually of the rank of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire) until 1993. Since 1993, Lord Mayors have not received any automatic honours upon appointment.

Other functions[change | change source]

The Lord Mayor is also

Chief Magistrate of the City of London
Admiral of the Port of London
Chancellor of City University
President of the City of London Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
Trustee of St Paul's Cathedral
Ambassador for the London Olympics Team 2012 ^[2]
de facto Lord Lieutenant for the city, as he also presides over Her Majesty's Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London
A link with the Livery Companies of London

Related pages[change | change source]

Mayor of London

Notes[change | change source]

↑ "UK Government Web Archive". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
↑ "Team 2012". Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2011-02-05.

Other websites[change | change source]

Lord Mayor official page

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[1] "UK Government Web Archive". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[2] "Team 2012". Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2011-02-05.

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-:''See also [[Mayor of London]]''.
+{{distinguish|Mayor of London}}
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-[[Image:Lord Mayor of London - John Stuttard - Nov 2006.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Current Lord Mayor of London John Stuttard during the parade on November 11th, 2006]]
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+|incumbent       = Nicholas Lyons<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Council_and_democracy/Councillors_democracy_and_elections/The_Lord_Mayor/ | title=UK Government Web Archive | access-date=2013-10-05 | archive-date=2011-09-26 | archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110926150228/http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Council_and_democracy/Councillors_democracy_and_elections/The_Lord_Mayor/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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+}}
+[[File:Lord Mayor of London - John Stuttard - Nov 2006.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lord Mayor of London John Stuttard during the parade on November 11th, 2006]]
+[[File:Lord Mayor of London's coronation robes.JPG|thumb|right|150px|The Lord Mayor bears his mace at coronations.]]
+'''The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London''' is the Mayor of the [[City of London]] and head of the [[Corporation of London]]. The Lord Mayor of London is not the same person as the [[Mayor of London]]; The Lord Mayor is an officer only of the City of London. The Mayor of London governs the much larger area of [[Greater London]].
-''The Right Honourable'' '''Lord Mayor of London''' is the Mayor of the [[City of London]] and head of the [[Corporation of London]]. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the [[Mayor of London]]; the former is an officer only of the City of London.
+The Lord Mayor is elected each year at the end of September or the beginning of October, and takes office in November. On the day after taking office, the Lord Mayor's Show is held. The Lord Mayor's role is mostly ceremonial and social, not political, although he does promote London's business credentials abroad. The Lord Mayor of London is also the chancellor of the [[City University]] of London.
-The Mayor of London governs the much larger area of [[Greater London]].
+The Lord Mayor for 2022-2023 is Nicholas Lyons.
-The Lord Mayor is elected each year at the end of September or the beginning of October, and takes office in November. On the day after taking office, the Lord Mayor's Show is held. The Lord Mayor's role is primarily ceremonial and social, rather than political, although he does promote London's business credentials abroad. The Lord Mayor of London is also the chancellor of the [[City University]] of London.
+== Titles and honours ==
-The current Lord Mayor is [[David Lewis]].
+[[File:Lord Mayor, 1881.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Portrait of Lord Mayor of London [[William McArthur (Lord Mayor of London)|William McArthur]], by [[Leslie Ward]], 1881]]
+Of the 66 cities in the [[United Kingdom]], the City of London is among the 30 that have Lord Mayors (or, in [[Scotland]], [[Lord Provost]]s). The Lord Mayor is entitled to the style The Right Honourable; the same privilege extends only to the Lord Mayors of [[Bristol]], [[York]], [[Cardiff]] and [[Belfast]], and to the Lord Provosts of [[Edinburgh]] and [[Glasgow]]. The style, however, is used when referring to the office and not to the person; "The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London" would be correct, while "The Rt Hon John Smith" would be incorrect.
-==Titles and honours==
-Of the 66 cities in the [[United Kingdom]], the City of London is among the 30 that have Lord Mayors (or, in [[Scotland]], [[Lord Provost]]s). The Lord Mayor is entitled to the style The Right Honourable; the same privilege extends only to the Lord Mayors of [[Bristol]], [[York]], [[Cardiff]] and [[Belfast]], and to the Lord Provosts of [[Edinburgh]] and [[Glasgow]]. The style, however, is used when referring to the office and not to the person; "The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London" would be correct, while "The Rt Hon John Smith" would be incorrect.
 A woman who holds the office is also known as a Lord Mayor. A male Lord Mayor's wife is known as a Lady Mayoress. In speech, a Lord Mayor is referred to as "My Lord Mayor", and a Lady Mayoress as "My Lady Mayoress".
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 It was once use for Lord Mayors to be created [[knight]]s when they took office and [[baronet]]s when they retired. The custom was applied inconsistently from the [[16th century|sixteenth]] until the [[19th century|nineteenth]] centuries; creations became more regular from 1889 onwards. From 1964 onwards, the regular creation of hereditary dignities such as baronetcies stopped, but Lord Mayors continued to be granted knighthoods (usually of the rank of [[Order of the British Empire|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]]) until 1993. Since 1993, Lord Mayors have not received any automatic honours upon appointment.
-==See also==
+==Other functions==
-*[[Mayor of London]]
+The Lord Mayor is also
+* Chief [[Magistrate]] of the [[City of London]]
+* Admiral of the Port of London
+* Chancellor of [[London City University|City University]]
+* President of the City of London Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
+* Trustee of [[St Paul's Cathedral]]
+* Ambassador for the London Olympics [[Team 2012]] <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.team-2012.com/mission/ourmissionandobjectives-2.aspx |title=Team 2012 |access-date=2011-02-05 |archive-date=2010-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125081648/http://www.team-2012.com/mission/ourmissionandobjectives-2.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+* [[de facto]] [[Lord Lieutenant]] for the city, as he also presides over Her Majesty's Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London
+* A link with the [[London Livery Company|Livery Companies]] of London
+==Related pages==
+* [[Mayor of London]]
+==Notes==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==Other websites==
+{{Commons category|Lord Mayors of London}}
-*[http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation Corporation of London. (2004). Home Page]
+* [http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110926150228/http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Council_and_democracy/Councillors_democracy_and_elections/The_Lord_Mayor/ Lord Mayor official page]
-*[http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/mayors/government/coronation.htm Jenkins, S. (2004). "Royal Coronations and Oxford Mayors."]
-*"London (England)." (1911). ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 11th ed. London: Cambridge University Press.
+[[Category:Mayors of London| ]]
-*[http://www.welcometolondon.com/Articles/LordmayorshowOct2001.htm "Lord Mayor's Show." (2002).]
-*[http://www.lordmayorsshow.org/ "The Lord Mayor's Show Saturday 13th November 2004." (2004).]
-*"Temple Bar." (1911). ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 11th ed. London: Cambridge University Press.
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