John Biggs (London politician)
John Biggs | |
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![]() Biggs speaking following his 2008 election | |
Mayor of Tower Hamlets | |
Assumed office 12 June 2015 | |
Preceded by | Lutfur Rahman |
Member of the London Assembly for City and East | |
In office 4 May 2000 – 7 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Unmesh Desai |
Majority | 82,744 |
Personal details | |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour Co-operative |
Spouse |
Christine Sibley
(m. 1993; div. 2015) |
Residence | Stepney |
Alma mater | University of Bristol |
Website | http://www.johnbiggs.org |
John Robert Biggs (born 19 November 1957) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician and the current Mayor of Tower Hamlets.
Early life
He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet and graduated from the University of Bristol in 1979.[1]
Tower Hamlets Council and London Assembly
Biggs is a former member of the London Assembly representing the City and East constituency from 2000 until 2016. He is a former leader of Tower Hamlets London Borough Council. Biggs has worked as a financial analyst in the City of London, and as director of a political pressure group. He has previously studied Chemistry, Computer Science and Law.[2]
Mayor of Tower Hamlets
2014
He was the Labour candidate for directly elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets in 2014, receiving backing from Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone.[3] Livingstone supported incumbent Lutfur Rahman in 2010, but shifted his support to Biggs after an investigation into allegations of "mismanagement and fraud" by the current mayor's team at the council.[4] However, Livingstone also remained supportive of Rahman.[5] Biggs came second in the election to Rahman,[6] but the election was subsequently over-turned by an election court.
2015
On 11 June 2015 Biggs was elected mayor of Tower Hamlets after Rahman was found by the court to have broken election law and was stripped of office. Biggs beat independent Rabina Khan, who was endorsed by the disqualified Rahman.[7]
2018
Biggs was re-elected at the 2018 election.
References
- ^ "Biggs, John Robert, (born 19 Nov. 1957), Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets, since 2015." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007-12-01. Oxford University Press. Date of access 10 Dec. 2017
- ^ Biggs, John. "About John Biggs". Greater London Authority. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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John's represented the most diverse constituency in Britain with integrity. He worked with me for the eight years I was Mayor, throughout which I was impressed with his honesty, competence and ability to unite communities. I'm endorsing John Biggs for Mayor of Tower Hamlets.
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The announcement comes after a team of government-appointed auditors visited the Town Hall on Friday to launch an investigation into allegations of "mismanagement and fraud" at the council.
- ^ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/ken-livingstone-should-be-kicked-out-of-labour-for-supporting-lutfur-rahman-party-members-say-9889753.html
- ^ "Election results for Tower Hamlets: Tower Hamlets Mayoral Election – Thursday, 22nd May, 2014". Tower Hamlets. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Ex-Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman launches fundraising drive for legal challenge". Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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- 1957 births
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- People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London
- Alumni of the University of Westminster
- Councillors in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- British republicans
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- British financial analysts
- Mayors of places in Greater London
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