The Mayor's Page
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the Mayor's webpages.
Role of the Mayor
The Mayor is the elected Chair of the Council and is the Civic and Ceremonial figure head for the Council.
The chain, badge and robes of office are an outward sign of this high office.
The Mayor is by statute the “first Citizen” which is an honorary title and means that the Mayor takes precedence over everyone apart from a member of the Royal Family and the Lord Lieutenant of London. The Mayor must be non-political and represent every section of the community.
Apart from the Civic and Ceremonial duties and functions that the Mayor performs for the Council, he or she also represents the borough at all major events and historical ceremonies in Haringey.
The Mayor has an important role to play in promoting the work of the council and supporting local community, voluntary and charitable organisations and in celebrating and recognising achievements and milestones.
About Councillor Dobbie
Councillor Alan Dobbie has been elected as The Mayor of Haringey for the municipal year 2008-09. Lance Chinnian is his Consort and Father Simon Clark of St. Mark's Church, Noel Park is the Mayor's Chaplain.
The Mayor took over the chains of office from Councillor Thompson at the Council's Annual Meeting on 19 May 2008.
Councillor Dobbie was born in 1966 in a house previously owned by Gracie Fields and given over to the NHS. The Mayor has lived in Noel Park all his life and attended Noel Park Primary and Stationers' Companies Schools. He previously worked as a postal worker and currently works as an NHS Medical Secretary at the North Middlesex Hospital in Edmonton.
Councillor Dobbie is one of three councillors for the Noel Park ward, he was elected in 1990 and served as Mayor of Haringey in 1995-96. Councillor Dobbie's surgery details are shown on his councillor web page.
The Mayor's interests include classical music and Egyptology. He is a fan of the BBC series 'Doctor Who' and supports Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
This year the Mayor's Special Fund Committee are fundraising for the work of younger stroke survivors, please see details of the Mayor's Special Fund and the Mayors Fundraising Committee.
|back to topTown Twinning
Town Twinning developed mainly after the Second World War to promote mutual understanding and friendship. Haringey linked with:
- Arima - Trinidad in 1989
- Clarendon - Jamaica in 1985
- Koblenz - Germany in 1969
- Larnaca - Cyprus in 1987
- Livry-Gargan - France in 1977
- Sundbyberg - Sweden in 1977
How to contact the Mayor's Office
You can contact the Mayor's Office in any of the following ways:
Tel 020 8489 2962
Fax 020 8881 5218
Email mayors.office@haringey.gov.uk
Or write to
The Mayor's Parlour
Civic Centre,
High Road,
Wood Green
N22 8LE.
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Update MePage Last Updated: 22 May 2008
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- Council, government and democracy > Councils > Political structure
