The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London,England,and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City,the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional powers,rights,and privileges,including the title and style The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London.
Richard Whittington of the parish of St Michael Paternoster Royal,City of London,was an English merchant and politician of the late medieval period. He is also the real-life inspiration for the English folk tale Dick Whittington and His Cat. He was four times Lord Mayor of London,a member of parliament and a Sheriff of London. In his lifetime he financed a number of public projects,such as drainage systems in poor areas of London,and a hospital ward for unmarried mothers. He bequeathed his fortune to form the Charity of Sir Richard Whittington which,nearly 600 years later,continues to assist people in need.
The City of London Corporation,officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London,is the local authority of the City of London,the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United Kingdom's financial sector.
Sir Clive Haydn Martin is a British businessman who was Lord Mayor of London from 1999 to 2000.
Sir Robert Ian Bellinger was a British businessman and Lord Mayor of London.
Sir Edmund Shaa or Shaw was a London goldsmith,Sheriff of London in 1475 and Lord Mayor of London in 1482. Shaa lent money to Edward IV and,as mayor,was extensively involved in the coronation of Edward IV's brother Richard III. He was later knighted and made a member of the Privy Council.
Michael Raymond Mainelli is an American-born British scientist,economist,and accountant,known for being Chairman of Z/Yen,Sheriff of the City of London for 2019–21,and the 695th Lord Mayor of the City of London for 2023/24.
Sir David Thomas Rowell Lewis was the Lord Mayor of London for 2007 and 2008.
Sir Joseph TerryJP was a British confectioner,industrialist and Conservative politician who served as Lord Mayor of York on three occasions. He had previously served as a deputy mayor through his role as town sheriff in 1870,and served as Councillor for York's Monk Ward from 1860 until this appointment. He further acted as a Justice of the Peace for both the City of York and the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1887 until his death.
Sir Robin Danvers Penrose Gillett,2nd Baronet was Lord Mayor of London 1976–77. He was also Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod 1985 –30 November 2000.
Sir Michael David Bear was the 683rd Lord Mayor of London,whose one-year term began on 12 November 2010 and ended on 11 November 2011. Until his resignation in 2017,he was the Alderman of the Ward of Portsoken and previously represented that Ward as Common Councilman and Deputy. In 2007,he was elected as Aldermanic Sheriff of London.
Sir David Hugh Wootton is an English lawyer and politician. He was the 684th Lord Mayor of London,from 2011 to 2012,and was Alderman of the Ward of Langbourn until 2 November 2024,when he retired from the Court of Aldermen. .
Jeffrey Richard de Corban Evans,4th Baron Mountevans,,is a British hereditary peer and shipbroker,who served as Lord Mayor of London from 2015 to 2016.
Sir Michael Roger Gifford KStJ KNO was a British banker in London who served as the 685th Lord Mayor of London from 2012 to 2013.
Sir Alan Colin Drake Yarrow,FCSI was Lord Mayor of London 2014–15. He is an investment banker,who has served as Chairman of the Chartered Institute for Securities &Investment (CISI) since 2009.
Sir Brian Garton Jenkins was an English chartered accountant and businessman who was President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1985–86,Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1991–92,and Chairman of Woolwich plc 1995–2000.
Sir Peter Kenneth Estlin was the 691st Lord Mayor of the City of London and is a British businessman.
Sir Charles Edward Beck Bowman,is a British accountant who served as the 690th Lord Mayor of London.
Sir William Anthony Bowater Russell is a British financier who served as the 692nd Lord Mayor of the City of London from 2019 to 2021.
Alderman Alastair John Naisbitt King,is a British financier and asset manager,Chairman of Naisbitt King Asset Management Ltd,who serves as the 696th Lord Mayor of the City of London for 2024/25.
