| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | the Tees Valley |
| Insignia: | Tees Valley Mayor logo 2023.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 250px |
| Department: | Tees Valley Combined Authority |
| Incumbent: | Ben Houchen |
| Incumbentsince: | 8 May 2017 |
| Termlength: | 4 years |
| Appointer: | Directly elected |
| Constituting Instrument: | Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 |
| Salary: | £65,000[1] |
| Inaugural: | Ben Houchen |
| Website: | http://www.teesvalley-ca.gov.uk |
| Style: | Mr Mayor[2] |
The Tees Valley Mayor (also styled as the Metro Mayor of the Tees Valley and the Mayor of the Tees Valley[3]) is a combined authority mayor in England, first elected in May 2017. The mayor is leader of the Tees Valley Combined Authority.
The office was created under the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, which allowed for the creation of metro mayors to lead combined authorities in England.[4] The election scheduled for 7 May 2020 was held on 6 May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The following election was held on 2 May 2024.[6] The next election is due in May 2028.
| Name | Term of office | Political party | Other position(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cook[7] | 8 May 2017 | 28 June 2019 | Labour | Leader of Borough of Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Shane Moore[8] | 28 June 2019 | incumbent | Independent Union | Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council | ||