The Mayor of London and London Assembly elections on May 6th saw twelve new and thirteen re-elected Assembly Members join the body that holds the Mayor to account. In its first meeting of the new term, the London Assembly has today elected a new Chair and Deputy Chairman for the year ahead.
New Chair of the London Assembly, Andrew Boff AM said:
“In what has been a very difficult year for Londoners and our city, I would like to pay tribute to those London Assembly Members who have retired and in particular, Navin Shah who chaired the Assembly during one of the most challenging years of our generation.
“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 and as we are London’s voice, that is what we will do. 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.”
Keith Prince AM has been elected as the new Deputy Chairman.
At the meeting, London Assembly Members also paid tribute to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and agreed a motion of support for Her Majesty The Queen.
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: Susan Hall AM
Deputy Chairman: Peter Fortune AM
Budget and Performance Committee (9 Members)
Chairman: Susan Hall AM
Deputy Chair: Caroline Russell AM
Economy Committee (7 Members)
Chairman: Shaun Bailey AM
Deputy Chair: Hina Bokhari AM
Environment Committee (7 Members)
Chair: Zack Polanski AM
Deputy Chairman: Tony Devenish AM
Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee (9 Members)
Chairman: Susan Hall AM
Deputy Chairman: Nicholas Rogers AM
GLA Oversight Committee (11 Members)
Chair: Caroline Pidgeon AM
Deputy Chairman: Susan Hall AM
Health Committee (5 Members)
Chair: Caroline Russell AM
Deputy Chairman: Emma Best AM
Housing Committee (6 Members)
Chair: Sian Berry AM
Deputy Chairman: Tony Devenish AM
Planning and Regeneration Committee (5 Members)
Chairman: Andrew Boff AM
Deputy Chair: Sian Berry AM
Police and Crime Committee (10 Members)
Chairman: Shaun Bailey AM
Deputy Chairman: Susan Hall AM
Transport Committee (10 Members)
Chair: Caroline Pidgeon AM
Deputy Chairman: Keith Prince AM
Full Membership of each Committee and terms of reference here.
Notes to editors
- Andrew Boff 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 Aoife Nolan in the Assembly Media Office on 07849 303 897. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.