Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
{{Short description|Mayoral post in England}}
{{Confuse|Mayor of Peterborough}}
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| body = Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
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| incumbent = Nik Johnson
| incumbentsince = 10 May 2021
| style = MayorLocal Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, s 107A(5)
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| termlength = Four years
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| appointer = Electorate of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
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The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is a combined authority mayor, first elected in May 2017. The mayor is leader of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
This office was created under the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 which allowed for the creation of 'Metro mayors' to lead combined authorities in England.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/1/crossheading/mayoral-combined-authorities/enacted|title=Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016|website=www.legislation.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-04-27}}
The mayor is a member of the Mayoral Council for England and the Council of the Nations and Regions.
List of mayors
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| colspan=2|Name
! Portrait ! colspan=2|Term of office ! Elected ! Political party ! Previous and concurrent occupations |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| | 8 May 2017 | 9 May 2021 | 2017 | Leader of East Cambridgeshire District Council |
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| 80px | 10 May 2021 | incumbent | 2021 | Labour | Consultant Paediatrician at North West Anglia NHS Trust{{Cite web|title=MAYOR ELECTION: Children's doctor promises grown-up politics with 'compassion, co-operation and community'|url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/mayor-election-childrens-doctor-promises-grown-politics-compassion-co-operation-and-community-3082389|access-date=2021-05-08|website=www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk|language=en}} |
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See also
References
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{{Directly elected mayors in the United Kingdom}}
{{Combined authorities}}
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough