The Lord Mayor |
Chairman, Policy and Resources Committee |
Chairman, Finance Committee |
Chief Commoner
The Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor is the head of the City of
London and presides over its governing bodies, the Court of
Aldermen and the Court of Common Council. He has a separate but
complementary role to the
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who is the head of the
strategic government of Greater London.
Elected annually, the Lord Mayor is also:
- Chief Magistrate of the City of London
- Admiral of the Port of London
- President of the City of London Reserve Forces and Cadets
Association
- Trustee of St Paul's Cathedral
- Chancellor of the City University
- President or Patron of many other civic and charitable
organisations
- He also presides over Her Majesty's Commission of Lieutenancy
for the City of London
As well as these roles, the Lord Mayor has a much wider business
role, working for the UK as a whole, and supporting the City of
London as the world's leading international financial and business
centre. He travels extensively both in the UK and around the world
at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, fostering
goodwill and boosting UK trade, particularly the markets and
services of the City of London.
More information about the role of the Lord Mayor of the City of
London
View a curriculum vitae of the current Lord Mayor,
Alderman David Wootton
Chairman, Policy and Resources Committee
The Policy and Resources Committee oversees and co-ordinates the
policy direction of the City of London.
The Chairman's body of work is varied and currently
includes:
- implementing the reform of the City’s voting system
- representing the 'Square Mile' and the City of
London’s views to Westminster, Whitehall and Brussels
- working in neighbouring boroughs and London to help
regeneration and economic development
The Chairman is a member of the Court of Common Council and is
annually elected - like all committee chairman - by members of the
committee.
The current Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee is
Stuart Fraser. A Common Councilman for the Ward of Coleman Street,
he is divisional Director of Brewin Dolphin Securities. He is a
former Chairman of the Planning Committee (1997 – 2000) and was
Deputy Chairman of the Policy & Resources Committee (2003 –
2008).
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Chairman's contact details
Stuart Fraser's biography
Chairman, Finance
Committee
One of the principal roles of the Finance Committee is to ensure
that the City of London achieves value for money in all its
activities.
The Chairman provides careful stewardship of the City of
London’s funds and controls a number of functions which are of
fundamental importance to the City of London and the way in which
it works.
The current Chairman of the Finance Committee is Roger Arthur
Holden Chadwick. Roger Arthur Holden Chadwick is a Common
Councilman for the Ward of Tower.
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Chairman of the Finance Committee's contact details
Chief Commoner
The historic office of Chief Commoner is a one year post,
where the holder serves as Chairman of the City Lands and Bridge
House Estates Committee.
The City Lands Committee is responsible for the property and
land belonging to the City of London Corporation. This comprises
three estates, City's Estate, City Fund and Bridge House
Estates. City's Estate is the City's private estate but it
funds services of a London-wide and national importance, including
the management of 10,000 acres of open space including Hampstead
Heath and Epping Forest, the Lord Mayor's diplomatic programme and
wholesale markets including Smithfield and Billingsgate.
City Fund supports the City of London's activities as local
authority, police and port health authority as well as using land
ownership to address social deprivation in central
London. Bridge House Estates maintains the five City bridges
at no cost to the public. Since the establishment of The City
Bridge Trust in 1995 it has given £170million to London-wide
charitable organisations and is London's largest independent grant
making trust.
The post of Chief Commoner is currently held by Richard Regan,
the Deputy for the Ward of Farringdon Within.
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