Andy Street | |
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| Mayor of the West Midlands | |
| In office 8 May 2017 – 5 May 2024 | |
| Deputy | Bob Sleigh[1] |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Richard Parker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew John Street 11 June 1963 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | King Edward's School, Birmingham |
| Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Website | www |
Andrew John Street CBE (born 11 June 1963) is a British businessman and Conservative Party politician who was the managing director of John Lewis from 2007 to 2016 and Mayor of the West Midlands from 2017 to 2024. He was Britain's first openly gay directly-elected metro mayor.[2] Street won the May 2017 mayoral election, narrowly defeating Siôn Simon with 50.4% of the vote in the second round. He was re-elected in 2021 with an increased majority, defeating Labour candidate Liam Byrne in a landslide.[3] He sought a third term in 2024 but was narrowly defeated by Labour candidate Richard Parker.
- ^ "Councillor Bob Sleigh". West Midlands Combined Authority. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ Butterworth, Benjamin (5 May 2017). "Conservative Andy Street becomes UK's first directly-elected gay metro mayor". Pink News. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Elections 2021: Andy Street stays as West Midlands mayor". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.