Julian Benjamin Pipe (born May 1965) is a British politician who currently serves as the Deputy Mayor of London for Planning, Regeneration and Skills. Pipe was the first
directly elected mayor of the
London Borough of Hackney between his election in October 2002 and his resignation in the summer of 2016.
He worked as a journalist for
The Sunday Telegraph until taking on the full-time position as mayor. The council was short-listed for Council of the Year in 2010 in what was described as a "Meteoric rise".
Pipe was elected as a
Labour party councillor in
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington is an area in the northwest part of the London Borough of Hackney, England. The area is northeast of Charing Cross. The Manor of Stoke Newington gave its name to Stoke Newington (parish), Stoke Newington, the ancient parish. S ...
in 1996, later representing the
King's Park Ward.
He was re-elected at the
May 2006 mayoral election, the
May 2010 mayoral election and subsequently in the
May 2014 mayoral election. He was Leader of Hackney Council from June 2001 to October 2002.
On 30 June 2016 Pipe was appointed the Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills by Mayor of London,
Sadiq Khan
Sir Sadiq Aman Khan (, ; born 8 October 1970) is a British politician serving as Mayor of London since 2016. He was previously Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting (UK Parliament constituency), Tooting ...
, and resigned on 20 July 2016 as Mayor of Hackney to take up the post. He was succeeded by Philip Glanville who was reelected for a second term in 2018.
Pipe has launched the Skills for Londoners Capital Fund, investing in digital skills, designs and facilities specifically tailored for disabled Londoners and those with special education needs.
References
External links
Hackney Labour Party
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Mayors of places in Greater London
Living people
Councillors in the London Borough of Hackney
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Labour Party (UK) mayors
1965 births