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Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor of London
Michael Bear at his Lord Mayor's Show in 2010
PostLord Mayor
BodyLondon
InsigniaCoat of Arms of The City of London.svg
Insigniasize100px
AltMichael Bear at his Lord Mayor's Show in 2010
IncumbentMichael Bear
Incumbentsince2010
ResidenceMansion House
AppointerLiverymen of the City of London Livery Companies
Termlength1 year
Formation1189
InauguralHenry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone

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The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of (and head of) the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and as such governs a much larger area. Within the City of London, the Lord Mayor has precedence over other individuals and has various special powers, rights and privileges.

In 2006 the Corporation of London changed its name to the City of London Corporation. At the same time the title Lord Mayor of the City of London came into use, partly to avoid confusion with the Mayor of London. However, the legal and commonly-used title remains the Lord Mayor of London.

The Lord Mayor is elected each year at Michaelmas 'Common Hall', and takes office on the Friday before the second Saturday in November, at 'The Silent Ceremony'. On the day after taking office, the Lord Mayor's Show is held; the Lord Mayor, preceded by a procession, travels to the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, Westminster to swear allegiance to the Sovereign in the presence of the judges of the High Court.

The Lord Mayor's main role is, as it has been for centuries, to represent, support and promote the businesses and the people of the City of London. Today, these businesses are mainly in the financial sector and the Lord Mayor is seen as the champion of the entire UK-based financial sector regardless of ownership and location within the country. As head of the Corporation of the City of London, the Lord Mayor is the key spokesman for the local authority and also has important ceremonial and social responsibilities. He is apolitical, which gives added credibility at home and abroad when representing the financial sector. He gives over 800 speeches in the year and spends over 100 days abroad in some 22 countries. The Lord Mayor is also the chancellor of the City University of London and is assisted in the daily operation of the city by the leading personnel for the City of London whose titles are the Town Clerk and Chief Executive, Chamberlain and Remembrancer.

The Lord Mayor is Alderman Michael Bear.

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A cycling Lord Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, almost comes a cropper with a cockney trucker. No Boris's were harmed in the reviewing of this CCTV footage - he can be seen cycle helmet in hand wandering slightly befuddled taking in the scene of carnage.
2.15 min. | 4.55 user rating		 Footage from the Lord mayors Show in London on November 13th 2010..You will see the New lord Mayor of London towards the end of the Video in his gold carridge,and he even gave us a wave..A great day indeed..
7.98 min. | 5.0 user rating		 A very brief clip of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Nick Anstee, leaving the Royal Courts of Justice having sworn allegiance to the Queen. Nick Anstee is the 682nd Lord Mayor of the City of London. The video clip shows a close up of the Lord Mayor's Coach - commissioned in 1757 at a cost of £1065.0s.3d. The coach is actually older, by a few years, than the State Coach used for coronations. The Italian artist Giovanni Cipriani painted the side panels of both coaches. The coach is drawn by six Waldburg Shire horses. In the coach are the Lord Mayor, his Chaplain, the Mace Bearer and the Sword Bearer. Behind the coach is a company of the Pikemen & Musketeers of the Honorable Artillery Company. The company was reformed in 1925 to act as a ceremonial body within the City of London. Its members are volunteers from the veterans of the Honorable Artillery Company and the uniforms and drill date from the time of Charles 1. The music here is provided by three tabors and two fifes playing La Mourisque (Moorish Dance), published in Antwerp in 1551 by Susato - although the tune is almost certainly older. In the background you can hear the bells of St Clement Danes church which is situated just outside the Royal Courts of Justice.
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1.45 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Lord Mayor's Parade. It was raining
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A three-mile long procession of more than 6000 performers wound through the streets of the Square Mile to introduce the 681st Lord Mayor of the City of London, Ian Luder. A military flypast over Mansion House marked the beginning of the parade. Mr Luder was then carried, in the 251-year-old gold State Coach, to St Paul's Cathedral where he was blessed by the Dean of St Paul's. More than 200 vehicles took part in the parade, including a Sherman tank from World War Two, vintage buses, two steamrollers, taxis, a fleet of Morris Minors and a horse-drawn Santa carriage.
10.08 min. | 3.66 user rating		 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (24th March,2011) -- Harvey Nash, the global professional recruitment and outsourcing group, extends its recruitment business into Vietnam. The formal opening of the recruitment business was performed by the Lord Mayor of London, Michael Bear and Albert Ellis the CEO of Harvey Nash Group in Ho Chi Minh City on 24th March 2011.
2.25 min. | 5.0 user rating		 extract from parade on a very wet day in LONDON three-mile long procession of more than 6000 performers wound through the streets of the Square Mile to introduce the 681st Lord Mayor of the City of London, Ian Luder.
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CeremonialLord Mayor of the City of London * Lord Lieutenant of Greater London
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