Tees Valley Mayor

The Tees Valley mayor (also styled as the metro mayor of the Tees Valley and the mayor of the Tees Valley^[3]) is a combined authority mayor in England, first elected in May 2017. The mayor is leader of the Tees Valley Combined Authority.

Mayor of the Tees Valley
Incumbent Ben Houchen since 8 May 2017
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Style	Mr Mayor[1]
Appointer	Directly elected
Term length	4 years
Constituting instrument	Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
Inaugural holder	Ben Houchen
Salary	£65,000[2]
Website	http://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.^[4] The election scheduled for 7 May 2020 was held on 6 May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5] The following election was held on 2 May 2024.^[6] The next election is due in May 2028.

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

List of mayors

#	Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Elected	Political party	Previous, concurrent and subsequent political offices	Education
1			Ben Houchen Baron Houchen of High Leven (born 1964)	8 May 2017	Incumbent	2017 2021 2024	Conservative	Councillor for Yarm Ward (2011–2017) Member of the House of Lords (2023-present)	Northumbria University
				8 years, 23 days

List of deputy mayors

Name		Term of office		Political party	Other position(s)
	Bob Cook[7]	8 May 2017	28 June 2019	Labour	Leader of Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
	Shane Moore[8]	28 June 2019	27 June 2024	Independent Union	Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council
	Brenda Harrison[9]	27 June 2024	incumbent	Labour	Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council