Elected Mayor Andy Preston
Title: The Mayor
Party: Independent
Ward: Ward
More information about this councillor
Contact information
Correspondence address:
c/o Democratic Services
Town Hall
Middlesbrough
TS1 9FX
Email: mayor@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Responsibilities
Committee appointments
- Chief Officer Appointments Committee (ex-Officio)
- Council
- Executive (Chair)
- Executive Member - The Mayor (Chair)
- Executive Sub Committee for Property
- Local Plan Working Group
Appointments to outside bodies
- Association of North East Councils
- Association of North East Councils (Leaders and Elected Mayors Group)
- Cleveland Police and Crime Panel
- Local Government Association
- Tees Valley Combined Authority Board
- Tees Valley Unlimited - Leadership Board
Additional Information
Andy was elected Mayor of Middlesbrough in May 2019 and is
politically independent.
As Mayor, Andy is ultimately responsible for Middlesbrough's
budget of circa £360m, and all of Middlesbrough's economic, social and
political progress.
Andy is passionate about inspiring ambition and making sure
that prosperity is shared fairly across all communities.
Since 2002 Andy has actively supported and promoted social
inclusion via charities such as Fairbridge Teesside
and The Prince's Trust.
In 2010 he founded a new charity, The Middlesbrough &
Teesside Philanthropic Foundation, and followed up on this by establishing
national charity CEO Sleepout in 2014, and a social
enterprise restaurant called The Fork In The Road in
2016.
After a successful career in investment banking and fund
management, Andy returned to North East England, and has helped new businesses
to launch and prosper.
Andy is married with two young sons and holds an MA from Edinburgh University.