Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy
Mete Coban MBE became Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy in July 2024. He is the youngest Deputy Mayor in London’s history and leads the capital’s work on climate action, clean energy, air quality, nature recovery and climate resilience. He was first elected as a Hackney councillor at 21. Over three terms, including as Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport, he delivered a £61 million Green New Deal and pioneered Hackney’s Community Energy Fund. He founded the youth-led charity My Life My Say and was awarded an MBE in 2020 for services to young people and democracy. He chairs ReLondon and is a trustee of C40 Cities, King’s Trust International and the London Marathon Foundation.
