Tees Valley Mayor

The Mayor of the Tees Valley, stylised as the Tees Valley Mayor, is a combined authority metro mayor, first elected in May 2017. The mayor is leader of the Tees Valley Combined Authority.

Mayor of Tees Valley Combined Authority
Incumbent
Ben Houchen
since May 2017
Tees Valley Combined Authority
AppointerDirectly elected
Term length4 years
Constituting instrumentCities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
Inaugural holderBen Houchen
Salary£35,800
Websitehttp://www.teesvalley-ca.gov.uk

The 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.[1] The next election for the post was scheduled for 7 May 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been postponed to May 2021.[2]

List of Mayors
Name Picture Term of office Elected Political party Previous occupations
Ben Houchen 8 May 2017 Incumbent 2017 Conservative Former chief executive of BLK (sportswear) UK

List of Deputy Mayors
Name Term of office Political party Other position(s)
Bob Cook[3] 8 May 2017 28 June 2019 Labour Leader of Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
Shane Moore[4] 28 June 2019 incumbent Independent Union Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council

References
  1. "Cities and Local Government Devolution Act: Section 2", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 28 January 2016, 2016 c. 1 (s. 2), retrieved 23 November 2019
  2. "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. Hughes, Mike (2 June 2017). "New mayor makes 130 appointments at combined authority". Teesside Gazette. Middlesbrough: Reach. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. "Hartlepool Borough Council Leader takes on two key Tees Valley roles". Hartlepool Borough Council. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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