At its Annual Meeting in May, the London Assembly elects one of its Members as Chair and another Member as its Deputy Chair. They each serve a one-year term. The Chair plays a crucial role in the procedural operation of Assembly business including chairing Mayor’s Question Time (MQT) and Plenary sessions of the whole Assembly. The Chair ensures fair, efficient and timely transaction of business at the meetings, decides the order of business and the order in which Members will be called to speak and takes other decisions in relation to the running of those meetings.
The Chair also represents the London Assembly at internal and external events such as Holocaust Memorial Day and Remembrance Service. The Chair promotes the role and work of the London Assembly through social media channels, media interviews and engagement with stakeholders, including Londoners.
The Chair holds this role alongside their day-to-day role of representing Londoners and their committee responsibilities.
Biography
Andrew was born in a Council House in Hillingdon, the son of a Police Officer and NHS worker. He attended Abbotsfield Secondary Modern School and became a Hillingdon Councillor in 1982.
He has worked in the IT sector for most of his professional career and set up an IT support business specialising in the Computer Games industry.
He lived in Hackney for 20 years and was an active member of the community around Broadway Market and served on the Council. He now lives in Barking Riverside with his husband and two rescue cats.
He is a longstanding member of the Congress of the Council of Europe which promotes human rights across 46 member states.