Jason Perry (politician)
Jason Stephen Perry is a Conservative Party politician who has served as the directly elected Mayor of Croydon, a Borough within London, since 2022. He was previously the Leader of the Opposition of the Croydon London Borough Council and has been Leader of the Croydon Council Conservative Group since September 2020.
Mayor Jason Perry | |
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Perry in 2021 | |
| Mayor of Croydon | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2022 | |
| Deputy | Lynne Hale |
| Preceded by | Office established Hamida Ali (as Leader of the Council) |
| Majority | 589 |
| Leader of the Opposition of London Borough of Croydon Council | |
| In office 2 September 2020 – 9 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Pollard |
| Succeeded by | Stuart King |
| Member of Croydon Council for South Croydon ward | |
| In office 3 May 2018 – 9 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ward created |
| Succeeded by | Danielle Denton |
| Member of Croydon Council for Croham ward | |
| In office 6 May 2002 – 3 May 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Ward abolished |
| Member of Croydon Council for Coulsdon East ward | |
| In office 2 May 1994 – 6 May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Pelling |
| Succeeded by | Brian A. Udell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jason Stephen Perry Croydon, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official website |
He has been a councillor on Croydon London Borough Council since 1994, representing Coulsdon East from 1994 to 2002, Croham from 2002 to 2018 and South Croydon since boundary changes in 2018. Following a selection held in October 2021 he was selected as Croydon Conservatives prospective candidate for the newly created position of Mayor of Croydon. He was elected on 5 May 2022, defeating Labour Candidate, former deputy Mayor of London Val Shawcross, by a narrow margin of 589 votes after the second round.
First elected in 1994, Perry served on Croydon Council for 28 years before being elected Mayor. He served as a Cabinet Member during the 2006–2014 Conservative administration and served as a Deputy Leader of the Croydon Council Conservative Group from 2017 to 2020.