London City Government Overview

MAYOR

Boris Johnson was born in June 1964 in New York. His family moved to London when he was five years old.

Few Londoners have entirely English descent, and Boris is no exception. He describes himself as a 'one man melting-pot', with French, Turks and Germans among his ancestors.

Boris went to primary school in Camden and was subsequently educated at the European School in Brussels, Ashdown House and then at Eton College. He later read Classics at Balliol College, Oxford as a Brackenbury scholar. During his time at Oxford University he became president of the prestigious Oxford Union. After graduating he moved back to London.

Boards and Commissions

Audit Commission

Our responsibilities for overseeing and delivering local audit and inspections will stop, as will our research activities. Our audit work will move to the private sector. We are considering ways of transferring our existing in-house audit practice into the private sector.