Mayor of the North East

The mayor of the North East is a combined authority mayor. The mayor is the leader of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority. The current mayor is Kim McGuinness, elected in May 2024. The deputy mayor is currently Martin Gannon

Mayor of the North East
Incumbent Kim McGuinness since 7 May 2024
Style	Mayor[1]
Appointer	Electorate of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Kim McGuinness
Formation	7 May 2024
Deputy	Deputy Mayor of the North East, Currently Martin Gannon
Website	https://www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/about/the-mayor

Mayoral functions

The functions devolved to the Mayor are:^[2]

• housing and regeneration
• education, skills and training
• the adult education budget
• the functional power of competence
• housing and planning, including mayoral development areas and corporations, land and acquisition powers
• finance, through council precepts and business rate supplements
• transport, including bus grants and franchising powers

The mayor is a member of the Mayoral Council for England and the Council of the Nations and Regions.

List of mayors

Mayors of the North East
Name		Portrait	Term of office		Elected	Political party	Previous and concurrent occupations
	Kim McGuinness		7 May 2024	Incumbent	2024	Labour	Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria 2019 to 2024