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The Minister for London is a United Kingdom ministerial post that is part of the government of London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

The Minister is responsible for informing Members of Parliament in the British House of Commons on proceedings in the London Assembly. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The London Assembly is an elected body part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power with a two-thirds

History

London had been under the authority of the London County Council and then the Greater London Council, but Margaret Thatcher had abolished the GLC in 1986 after clashes with its leader Ken Livingstone. London County Council (LCC was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889-1965 existence and the first London-wide general municipal The Greater London Council (GLC was the top-tier Local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986 Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945 is a British Socialist Politician. Most of the municipal powers were then devolved to the 32 individual boroughs. Under John Major, however, the need for more centralized organisation was addressed by a series of moves. Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom John Gummer was appointed Minister of London concurrently with his tenure as Secretary of State for Environment, and in 1994 the Government Office for London was established. John Selwyn Gummer MP (born 26 November 1939) is a British politician and Conservative MP for Suffolk Coastal The Secretary of State for the Environment was a UK cabinet position responsible for the Department of the Environment. Government Offices are the primary means by which a wide range of policies and programmes of the Government of the United Kingdom are delivered in the Regions of England [1]

After Tony Blair entered office, the Labour government set-up an elected Mayor of London. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to The Mayor of London is an elected politician who along with the London Assembly of 25 members is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London (see [1] This office, along with a reconstituted Greater London Authority, works with the Minister and the Government Office. The Greater London Authority ( GLA) is the city-wide governing body for London, England.

List of Ministers for London

References

  1. ^ a b Ben Pimlott (2002). John Selwyn Gummer MP (born 26 November 1939) is a British politician and Conservative MP for Suffolk Coastal The Secretary of State for the Environment was a UK cabinet position responsible for the Department of the Environment. Wyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford, known as Nick Raynsford, (born 28 January 1945) is a British Labour Politician. Trevor Keith Hill, known as Keith Hill, (born 28 July 1943, Leicester) is a politician in the United Kingdom who has served in a variety Wyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford, known as Nick Raynsford, (born 28 January 1945) is a British Labour Politician. Anthony James "Tony" McNulty (born 3 November 1958, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom. Trevor Keith Hill, known as Keith Hill, (born 28 July 1943, Leicester) is a politician in the United Kingdom who has served in a variety James "Jim" Fitzpatrick (born April 4, 1952) is a British Politician. A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government. Tessa Jowell (born 17 September 1947 in London) is a British Politician. The Minister for the Olympics is a position within the United Kingdom Government created in July 2005 as a result of the selection of London to host the HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. Governing London, Nirmala Rao, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199244928.  
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