Speeches

Selected City of London speeches by previous and current Lord Mayors and other speakers are available here. The venue is the Mansion House unless otherwise stated.

Lord Mayors' speeches | Other speeches at the City of London

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor Alderman David Wootton
Date	Speech
29 March 2012	Easter Banquet (PDF, 55kb)
22 March 2012	Masters and Prime Wardens (PDF, 53kb)
7 March 2012	Trade and Industry Dinner (PDF, 47kb)
9 February 2012	Archbishops and Bishops (PDF, 47kb)
12 January 2012	London Government Dinner (PDF, 48kb)
12 December 2011	EU Presidency Conference (PDF, 40kb)
23 November 2011	State Banquet for the President of Turkey (PDF, 44kb)
16 November 2011	Address to the Livery (PDF, 58kb)
14 November 2011	Lord Mayor's Banquet (PDF, 51kb)

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor Alderman Michael Bear
Date	Speech
20 October 2011	City Banquet (PDF, 56kb)
20 September 2011	Dragon Awards (PDF, 50kb)
27 July 2011	Trust and Values Symposium (PDF, 35kb)
13 July 2011	Judges' Dinner (PDF, 48kb)
23 June 2011	Education Lunch (PDF, 40kb)
15 June 2011	Bankers and Merchants (PDF, 51kb)
4 May 2011	Easter Banquet (PDF, 56kb)
7 April 2011	Hungarian Presidency Conference (PDF, 34kb)
6 April 2011	The History of London (PDF, 35kb)
31 March 2011	Masters and Prime Wardens (PDF, 47kb)
3 March 2011	Trade and Industry Dinner (PDF, 68kb)
22 February 2011	Construction Liveries Group: Presentation of Mastercraft Certificates (PDF, 44kb)
21 February 2011	Lord Mayor's Initiative (PDF, 35kb)
13 January 2011	London Government Dinner (PDF, 72kb)
23 November 2010	Address to the Livery and Launch of the Lord Mayor's appeal (PDF, 84kb)
22 November 2010	Financing India's Infrastructure (PDF, 52kb)
15 November 2010	Lord Mayor's Banquet 2010 (PDF, 66kb)

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor Alderman Nick Anstee
Date	Speech
20 October 2010	Dragon Awards 2010 (PDF, 48kb)
4 October 2010	Ethics and Values (PDF, 46kb)
21 September 2010	City Banquet (PDF, 67kb)
6 September 2010	Heads of Mission Luncheon (PDF, 75kb)
13 July 2010	Judges Dinner 2010 (PDF, 435kb)
8 July 2010	Venture Capital Dinner 2010 (PDF,108kb)
16 June 2010	Bankers' Dinner 2010 (PDF,64kb)
15 April 2010	Culture luncheon (PDF,45kb)
14 April 2010	Lord Mayor's Easter banquet speech (PDF,45kb)
18 March 2010	Masters, Prime Wardens and Upper Bailiff's Dinner (PDF,104kb)
4 March 2010	South Africa Dinner (PDF,72kb)
1 March 2010	Trade & Industry Dinner (PDF,124kb)
11 February 2010	Archbishops and Bishops (PDF,52kb)
1 February 2010	International Bankers (PDF,52kb)
7 January 2010	London Government Dinner 2010 (PDF,52kb)
19 November 2009	Livery speech 2009 (PDF,56kb)
16 November 2009	Lord Mayor's Banquet 2009 (PDF,96kb)

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor Alderman Ian Luder
Date	Speech
28 October 2009	India State Banquet 28 October 2009 (PDF,44kb)
22 September 2009	City Banquet 22 September 2009 (PDF,68kb)
17 June 2009	Bankers' Dinner 17 June 2009 (PDF,48kb)
18 May 2009	Tax Practitioners speech (PDF,48kb)
15 May 2009	European Bank speech (PDF,44kb)
22 April 2009	Easter Banquet (PDF,60kb)
26 March 2009	Speech to the Masters, Prime Wardens, Upper Bailiff of the Liveries of London (PDF,44kb)
5 March 2009	Trade and Industry Dinner (PDF,76kb)
2 February 2009	International Bankers' Dinner (PDF,52kb)
8 January 2009	London Government Dinner (PDF,52kb)
26 November 2008	Speech to Foreign Press (PDF,48kb)
18 November 2008	Address to the Livery 18 November 2008 (PDF,56kb)
10 November 2008	Lord Mayor's Banquet (PDF,56kb)

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor Alderman David Lewis
Date	Speech
21 October 2008	Dragon Awards speech (PDF,44kb)
18 September 2008	City Banquet 18 September 2008 (PDF,64kb)
15 July 2008	Judges' Dinner 15 July 2008 (PDF,56kb)
18 June 2008	Bankers' Dinner 18 June 2008 (PDF,72kb)
29 April 2008	City Property Association Luncheon (PDF,63kb)
2 April 2008	Easter Banquet 2008 (PDF,62kb)
27 March 2008	Speech to the President of the Republic of France (PDF,56kb)
19 March 2008	Egypt: The Investors Conference (PDF,57kb)
6 March 2008	Masters, Prime Wardens, Upper Bailiff speech (PDF,52kb)
27 February 2008	Trade and Industry speech (PDF,44kb)
14 February 2008	Archbishops and Bishops speech (PDF,40kb)
4 February 2008	Worshipful Company of International Bankers speech (PDF,44kb)
30 January 2008	Royal College of Defence Studies speech (PDF,80kb)
10 January 2008	London Government Speech (PDF,52kb)
11 December 2007	Address to the Livery 11 December 2007 (PDF,92kb)
12 November 2007	Lord Mayor's Banquet (PDF,56kb)

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor Alderman John Stuttard
Date	Speech
31 October 2007	Saudi State Banquet (PDF,52kb)
12 October 2007	Professional Self-Regulation (PDF,20kb)
20 September 2007	City Banquet 20 September 2007 (PDF,47kb)
24 August 2007	BM&F Conference, Brazil (PDF,48kb)
19 July 2007	Address to the Livery 19 July 2007 (PDF,67kb)
17 July 2007	Judges Dinner (PDF,47kb)
20 June 2007	Bankers' Dinner 20 June 2007 (PDF,44kb)
15 June 2007	25th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falklands Islands(PDF,27kb)
18 April 2007	Easter Banquet (PDF,40kb)
11 April 2007	Discussion on climate change (PDF,40kb)
22 March 2007	Speech to the Livery (PDF,46kb)
21 March 2007	Networking reception for FCO and the City (PDF,56kb)
14 March 2007	Ghana State Banquet (PDF,42kb)
28 February 2007	Trade and Industry Dinner (PDF,53kb)
28 January 2007	Dinner in honour of the President of Mexico (PDF,16kb)
17 January 2007	Judge David Stokes Bursary Award Commission (PDF,56kb)
11 January 2007	London Government Dinner 11 January 2007 (PDF,48kb)
29 November 2006	Address to the Livery 29 November 2006 (PDF,58kb)
22 November 2006	Kazakhstan Conference (PDF,35.7kb)
14 November 2006	ETQ launch (PDF,44kb)
13 November 2006	Lord Mayor's Banquet 2006 (PDF,108kb)

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor Alderman David Brewer
Date	Speech
10 October 2006	Leaders of the Future (PDF,38kb)
26 September 2006	City Banquet 26 September 2006 (PDF,28kb)
18 July 2006	Judges' Dinner (PDF,71kb)
21 June 2006	Merchants' and Bankers' Dinner (PDF,83kb)
7 June 2006	Insurance Dinner (PDF,60kb)
14 May 2006	ACPO-APA Summer Conference (PDF,62kb)
23 February 2006	Trade and Industry Dinner 2006 (PDF,79kb)
7 February 2006	Dinner to the Archbishops and Bishops (PDF,78kb)
19 January 2006	Chinese Ice Breakers Annual New Year Dinner (PDF,50kb)
12 January 2006	London Government Dinner 12 January 2006 (PDF,79kb)
2 December 2005	Alan Greenspan receives Freedom of the City (PDF,52kb)
30 November 2005	Lord Mayor's Address to the Livery (PDF,87kb)
14 November 2005	Lord Mayor's Banquet 2005 (PDF,70kb)

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor Alderman Michael Savory
Date	Speech
9 November 2005	Banquet for the President of the People’s Republic of China (PDF,66kb)
20 September 2005	City Banquet 2005 (PDF,74kb)
22 June 2005	Her Majesty's Judges (PDF,92kb)
22 June 2005	Bankers' Dinner 22 June 2005 (PDF,77kb)
17 May 2005	Festival of the Sons of the Clergy (PDF,46kb)
12 May 2005	Debrief on the Middle East and Mediterranean (PDF,93kb)
10 May 2005	Food and Farming Seminar (PDF,64kb)
9 May 2005	HMS Illustrious Lunch (PDF,69kb)
20 April 2005	Speech to Guild of International Bankers Luncheon (PDF,45kb)
11 April 2005	Faculty of Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine (PDF,54kb)
11 April 2005	Association of Foreign Banks (PDF,54kb)
8 April 2005	Baltic Shipping Conference Dinner, Greenwich (PDF,42kb)
6 April 2005	Lunch with the Farmers' Club, the Farmers' Club (PDF,56kb)
6 April 2005	Easter Banquet 2005 (PDF,72kb)
16 March 2005	Reception and Luncheon in honour of His Excellency The President of the Italian Republic and Signora Ciampi, Guildhall (PDF,72kb)
9 March 2005	Address before the Reception, The Assembly Rooms, Glasgow (PDF,62kb)
23 February 2005	The Trade and Industry Dinner (PDF,80kb)
13 January 2005	London Government Dinner 2005 (PDF,82kb)
30 November 2004	Worshipful Company of Poulters Dinner (PDF,56kb)
15 November 2004	Lord Mayor's Banquet 2004 (PDF,38kb)

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor Alderman Robert Finch
Date	Speech
6 October 2004	Olympic Bid reception (PDF,12kb)
21 September 2004	City Banquet 21 September 2004 (PDF,30kb)
15 July 2004	Luncheon hosted by the Leeds Financial Services Initiative, Leeds (PDF,32kb)
16 June 2004	The Bankers' and Merchants' Dinner (PDF,28kb)
19 May 2004	Dinner to celebrate the work of the property industry (PDF, 20kb)
7 May 2004	Corporation lunch in honour of the President of Poland, Guildhall (PDF,17kb)
21 April 2004	Easter Banquet 2004 (PDF,31kb)
20 April 2004	Lunch hosted by the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Zurich (PDF,24kb)
25 March 2004	City Property Association Lunch, Chiswell St, London (PDF,33kb)
24 March 2004	Insurance Institute of London lunch (PDF,21kb)
1 March 2004	Address to Accession Country journalists (PDF,22kb)
25 February 2004	Trade and Industry dinner 2004 (PDF,30kb)
10 February 2004	Dinner to the Archbishops and Bishops 2004 (PDF,30kb)
19 January 2004	FOA dinner debate (PDF,20kb)
15 January 2004	Property Finance Seminar, Canary Wharf, London (PDF,96kb)
12 January 2004	Greece Conference, Four Seasons Hotel, London (PDF,35kb)
8 January 2004	London Government dinner 2004 (PDF,25kb)
27 November 2003	Solicitors' Company dinner, Fishmongers' Hall (PDF,23kb)
18 November 2003	London Solicitors' Litigation Association annual dinner, the Law Society (PDF,23kb)
14 November 2003	Honourable Company of Master Mariners Luncheon, HQS Wellington (PDF,25kb)
10 November 2003	Lord Mayor's Banquet, Guildhall (PDF,37kb)