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Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London).
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English politician (born 1945)
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2000 London mayoral election
Inaugural London mayoral election
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Head of the government of Greater London
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Mayor of the City of London and leader of the City of London Corporation
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