Mayor of Greater Manchester

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The Mayor of Greater Manchester is the directly elected political leader of the Greater Manchester city-region, responsible for strategic powers over areas such as transport, housing, planning, and policing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf directly elected mayoralty
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Greater Manchester
appointedBy direct election by the people of Greater Manchester
country United Kingdom
electionHeldIn May 2017
May 2021
May 2024
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting system
electorate residents of Greater Manchester eligible to vote
firstHolder Andy Burnham
hasAuthorityOver Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service governance
Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner functions
hasJurisdictionOver adult skills and further education policy in Greater Manchester
bus franchising in Greater Manchester
economic development strategy in Greater Manchester
fire and rescue governance in Greater Manchester
policing governance in Greater Manchester
spatial planning in Greater Manchester
strategic housing policy in Greater Manchester
strategic transport funding in Greater Manchester
tram and light rail strategy in Greater Manchester
transport policy in Greater Manchester
hasMotto Our Pass and other youth-focused initiatives (policy branding rather than formal motto)
hasOfficeHolder Andy Burnham
hasPart Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester
hasPolicyPriority economic growth and productivity in Greater Manchester
homelessness reduction
public transport integration
hasPower to chair the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
to develop a Greater Manchester Spatial Framework
to negotiate devolution deals with UK Government
to set a mayoral precept on council tax
hasWebsite https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
headquartersLocation Manchester
inception 2017
isPartOf English metro mayor system
isSimilarTo Mayor of London
legalForm combined authority mayoralty
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England
officeCreatedBy Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011
surface form: Greater Manchester devolution agreement
partOf Greater Manchester Combined Authority
positionHeldBy Andy Burnham
regionServed North West England
residence Greater Manchester
seat Manchester Town Hall
surface form: Manchester Town Hall Extension
termLength 4 years

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Bee Network associatedWith Mayor of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Combined Authority hasPosition Mayor of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Strategy hasStakeholder Mayor of Greater Manchester
this entity surface form: Greater Manchester Mayor
Greater Manchester Combined Authority leaderTitle Mayor of Greater Manchester
Andrew Murray Burnham officeHeld Mayor of Greater Manchester
Andrew Murray Burnham positionHeld Mayor of Greater Manchester
Andy Burnham positionHeld Mayor of Greater Manchester
Marie-France van Heel positionHeld Mayor of Greater Manchester
subject surface form: Andy Burnham