At its Annual Meeting today, Assembly Members voted for new leadership of the Assembly as a whole and leadership of the various committees.
The new Chair of the London Assembly is confirmed as Navin Shah AM and the new Deputy Chairman is Tony Arbour AM.
New Chair of the London Assembly, Navin Shah AM said:
“In this new year, like every organisation, the Assembly's main focus will be on London’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has taken over our society, impacted on our lives and changed our city so much so that it’s almost unrecognisable.
“Now, more than ever before, the Assembly needs to be there for Londoners by asking the questions they want the answers to. The Mayor has a vital role to play in helping London sail through this storm and the Assembly will ensure to hold him to account as difficult decisions are made. As London finds its way through this tough period, we will shape this great city of ours, which has learned how to care, support and help each other during this difficult time.
“We thank Jennette Arnold OBE AM for all her incredible work as Chair of the Assembly during the past year. Looking forward, the London Assembly will continue to be focused on our key roles of holding the Mayor to account and investigating issues that matter to Londoners. And as always, we will ensure that the concerns of Londoners are heard loud and clear, which is of particular importance as we enter the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic response.”
The meeting can be viewed here.
The role of the Assembly is to act as a check and balance on the activites of the Mayor of London.
Committees, Chairs and Deputy Chairs as follows:
Audit Panel (4 Members)
Chairman: Susan Hall AM
Deputy Chair: Len Duvall AM
Budget and Performance Committee (8 Members)
Chairman: Susan Hall AM
Deputy Chair: Len Duvall AM
Confirmation Hearings Committee (9 Members)
Chair: Andrew Boff AM
Economy Committee (6 Members)
Chair: Léonie Cooper AM
Deputy Chairman: Shaun Bailey AM
Environment Committee (7 Members)
Chair: Caroline Russell AM
Deputy Chair: Léonie Cooper AM
Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee (6 Members)
Chair: Andrew Dismore AM
Deputy Chairman: Susan Hall AM
GLA Oversight Committee (11 Members)
Chair: Len Duvall AM
Deputy Chairman: Susan Hall AM
Health Committee (5 Members)
Chair: Dr Onkar Sahota AM
Deputy Chair: Andrew Boff AM
Housing Committee (7 Members)
Chair: Murad Qureshi AM
Deputy Chair: Andrew Boff AM
Planning and Regeneration Committee (5 Members)
Chair: Andrew Boff AM
Deputy Chair: Nicky Gavron AM
Police and Crime Committee (10 Members)
Chair: Unmesh Desai AM
Deputy Chairman: Steve O’Connell AM
Transport Committee (10 Members)
Chair: Alison Moore AM
Deputy Chair: Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM
Notes to editors
- All London Assembly Committee meetings are open to the public.
- See our public meeting calendar.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and balance on the Mayor.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
For more details, please contact Aoife Nolan in the Assembly Media Office on 020 7983 4067. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison.