Ken Livingstone

Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945), is a British local government leader. He has been the Mayor of London since the creation of the post in 2000 and was Leader of the Greater London Council from 1981 until it was abolished in 1986. After abolition he became Member of Parliament for Brent East, but did not enjoy national politics and had little impact in Parliament. He is noted for his plain, even blunt, speaking which has won him praise and critics on various occasions.

External links

• Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority - official London government website
• Mayor's Cultural Strategy Group - official London government website
• Mayorwatch.org pages
• CityMayors.com Profile of Livingstone
• Full results of the 2004 mayoral election

BBC articles

• Profile
• Mayor condemns 'cowardly' attack (7 July 2005) BBC video of Livingstone's statement (Realplayer format)
• Ken Livingstone : Rebel Mayor (5 May 2000)

Other External Links

• The Observer Profile: Ken Livingstone - Capital chap by Jay Rayner, published in The Observer, July 10, 2005
• You Can't believe in everything Guardian opinion piece
• Livingstone's response Letter to The Guardian
• Mayor's press release and dossier on Qaradawi
• OutRage! response to the Mayor's dossier on Qaradawi MS Word Document
• Labour's shameful debt to Livingstone Telegraph opinion piece
• Standards Board for England
• Adjudication Panel