Deputy Mayor of London for Business

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The Deputy Mayor of London for Business is a position appointed by the Mayor of London. The inaugural holder of the Deputy Mayor of London for Business and Enterprise office, Kit Malthouse, was appointed by Mayor Boris Johnson. He was succeeded by Rajesh Agrawal, the current officeholder and the position renamed to Deputy Mayor of London for Business. Agrawal stepped down in November 2023 after he was selected to stand as an MP,^[1] he was replaced by Howard Dawber the next month.^[2]

List of Deputy Mayors of London for Business

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	Term of office		Political party
Kit Malthouse AM	9 May 2012	9 May 2016	Conservative	Boris Johnson
Rajesh Agrawal^[3]	9 May 2016	27 November 2023	Labour	Sadiq Khan
Howard Dawber	18 December 2023	Incumbent	Labour

References

^ Vickers, Noah (27 November 2023). "Sadiq Khan's business deputy quitting City Hall to focus on fight to be an MP". The Standard. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
^ Vickers, Noah (18 December 2023). "Sadiq Khan reveals his new deputy mayor for business". The Standard. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
^ "Rajesh Agrawal". 29 July 2016.

Deputy Mayors of London
Statutory	Nicky Gavron (2000–2003) Jenny Jones (2003–2004) Nicky Gavron (2004–2008) Richard Barnes (2008–2012) Victoria Borwick (2012–2015) Roger Evans (2015–2016) Joanne McCartney (2016–present)
Portfolio	Business Culture and Creative Industries Education and Childcare Environment and Energy Fire and Resilience Housing and Residential Development Planning, Regeneration and Skills Policing and Crime Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement Transport