In its first meeting of the new term, the London Assembly has today elected a new Chair and Deputy Chair for the year ahead.
New Chair of the London Assembly, Dr Onkar Sahota AM said:
“In what has been a very difficult couple of years for Londoners and our city, I would like to thank Andrew Boff AM who has chaired the Assembly during the past challenging year.
“During the year ahead, the London Assembly will continue to hold the Mayor to account on issues that matter most to Londoners. As our city rebuilds from COVID-19, Londoners will need strong voices representing them from every corner of our city.
“The London Assembly is elected by you, to look out for you. Our role is to ensure that London continues to be a great place to live and work.”
Andrew Boff AM has been elected as Deputy Chair.
The Assembly also agreed the Membership and Chairs of a range of Committees to lead investigations into issues ranging from public transport to the Mayor’s budget.
The meeting can be viewed here.
Committees, Chairs and Deputy Chairs are as follows:
Audit Panel (4 Members)
Chairman: Neil Garratt AM
Deputy Chairman: Peter Fortune AM
Budget and Performance Committee (9 Members)
Chairman: Peter Fortune AM
Deputy Chair: Len Duvall AM
Economy Committee (7 Members)
Chair: Hina Bokhari AM
Deputy Chair: Marina Ahmad AM
Environment Committee (7 Members)
Chair: Zack Polanski AM
Deputy Chair: Léonie Cooper AM
Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee (9 Members)
Chair: Anne Clarke AM
Deputy Chairman: Susan Hall AM
GLA Oversight Committee (11 Members)
Chair: Léonie Cooper AM
Deputy Chairman: Susan Hall AM
Health Committee (5 Members)
Chair: Krupesh Hirani AM
Deputy Chairman: Emma Best AM
Housing Committee (6 Members)
Chair: Sem Moema AM
Deputy Chair: Andrew Boff AM
Planning and Regeneration Committee (5 Members)
Chair: Sakina Sheikh AM
Deputy Chairman: Emma Best AM
Police and Crime Committee (10 Members)
Chairman: Susan Hall AM
Deputy Chair: Unmesh Desai AM
Transport Committee (10 Members)
Chair: Siân Berry AM
Deputy Chair: Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM
Full Membership of each Committee and terms of reference here.
Notes to editors
- Dr Onkar Sahota AM, Chair of the London Assembly is available for interview.
- The London Assembly is made up of 25 politicians from four political parties: 11 Labour AMs, 9 Conservative AMs, 3 Green AMs and 2 Liberal Democrat AMs.
- For details on upcoming Committee meetings, see our public meeting calendar.
- 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 Alison Bell in the Assembly Media Office on 020 7983 4228. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.