The Mayor of the North East is a combined authority mayor. The mayor is the leader of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority. The incoming Mayor is Kim McGuinness, elected in May 2024.
| Mayor of the North East | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Style | Mayor[1] |
| Appointer | Electorate of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Kim McGuinness |
| Formation | 7 May 2024 |
| Website | https://www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/about/the-mayor |
Mayoral functions
The functions devolved to the Mayor are:[2]
- housing and regeneration
- education, skills and training
- the adult education budget
- the functional power of competence
- housing and planning, including mayoral development areas and corporations, land and acquisition powers
- finance, through council precepts and business rate supplements
- transport, including bus grants and franchising powers
List of Mayors
| Mayors of the North East | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Elected | Political party | Previous and concurrent occupations | ||
| Kim McGuinness |  | 7 May 2024 | Incumbent | 2024 | Labour | Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria 2019 to 2024 | |