Mayor of Greater Manchester
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The mayor of Greater Manchester is the directly elected strategic authority mayor of Greater Manchester, responsible for strategic governance in the region that includes health, transport, housing, st
Councillor Bev Craig Leader MCC 2026
The cross-borough Manchester Metrolink which has grown from 20 stops in 2009 to 92 in 2014
Manchester Airport is the largest publicly operated airport in the UK, owned in part by the ten councils of Greater Manchester.
Official portrait of Tony Lloyd crop 2
Andy Burnham
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Andrew Murray Burnham is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since July 2026. He has been Member of Parliament for Makerfield in
Mayor of Greater Manchester
…appointed as interim mayor for Greater Manchester in May 2015. The first Greater Manchester mayoral election took place on 4 May 2017 and was won by Andy Burnham, who was subsequently re-elected for a second term in May 2021 and for a third in May 2024. Paul Dennett was acting in the absence of a mayor, as he…
Official portrait, 2026
Official portrait as Health Secretary, 2009
Burnham as Health Secretary, speaking at an event during the Labour Party Conference in 2009
Burnham speaking at the NHS Confederation annual conference in 2014