Strategic authority mayor

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In England, a strategic authority mayor (also referred to as metro mayor, regional mayor or simply mayor) is a directly elected political leader who is leader of a strategic authority. The term strategic authority mayor was introduced as part of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 to cover the mayor of London and mayors of combined authorities and combined county authorities. The first strategic authority mayoral post was the mayor of London, created as the executive of the Greater London Authority (GLA) in 2000 as part of a reform of the local government of Greater London. More strategic authority mayors were introduced following in the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016. Strategic authority mayors sit on the Mayoral Council for England, the National Economic Council, and Council of the Nations and Regions alongside the UK Prime Minister and First Ministers of devolved governments.

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