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British politician (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrew John Street CBE (born 11 June 1963) is a British businessman and Conservative Party politician who was the managing director of John Lewis from 2007 to 2016 and Mayor of the West Midlands from 2017 to 2024. He was Britain's first openly gay directly-elected metro mayor.[2] Street won the May 2017 mayoral election, defeating Siôn Simon with 50.4% of the vote in the second round. He was re-elected in 2021, defeating Labour candidate Liam Byrne.[3] He sought a third term in 2024 but was narrowly defeated by Labour candidate Richard Parker.
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Andy Street | |
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Mayor of the West Midlands | |
In office 8 May 2017 – 5 May 2024 | |
Deputy | Bob Sleigh[1] |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Richard Parker |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew John Street (1963-06-11) 11 June 1963 (age 60) Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Education | King Edward's School, Birmingham |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
Profession | Businessman |
Website | www |
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