List of mayors of Lewisham
The Mayor of Lewisham was a position first established in 1965 with the creation of the London Borough of Lewisham. It replaced the mayors of the metropolitan boroughs of Deptford and Lewisham. A directly elected mayor of Lewisham was established in 2002 and the position was renamed as the chair of council. To enable better public understanding of the role and for consistency with other London Boroughs with directly elected mayors, the position was renamed as Speaker of the Council in 2019.
London Borough of Lewisham after 1964
| 2010 council | Chair of Council | Obajimi Adefiranye, 2010– | ||||||||
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List of Mayors of the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham 1900–1964
- 1902-03 William Brown, Conservative[1]
References
- "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
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