New London Assembly, new Members and a new Chair

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.