Ken Livingstone

English politician; Mayor of London from 2000 until 2008 · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Born 1945 · age 81

Kenneth Robert Livingstone is an English politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and as the first mayor of London from the creation of the office in 2000 until 2008.

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2017“One of the things that Chávez did when he came to power, he didn’t kill all the oligarchs. There was about 200 families who controlled about 80% of the wealth in Venezuela.”In their wordsComments made to Talk Radio cited in "Ken Livingstone: Venezuela crisis due to Chávez's failure to kill oligarchs" The Guardian (3 AugustRead the whole statement

2009“I am not in favour of any parental choice in education. You will go to your local school.”In their words18 March 2009InterviewRead the whole statement

2006“One thing that Chairman Mao did was to end the appalling foot binding of women. That alone justifies the Mao Tse-tung era.”In their words21 May 2006The ObserverRead the whole statement

“Perhaps if they're not happy here they can go back to Iran and try their luck with ayatollahs, if they don't like the planning regime or my approach.”In their words21 March 2006Remarks at press conference, 21 March 2006, criticising the businessmen David and Simon Reuben who were obstructing land acquisition forRead the whole statement

2005“You can't expect to work for the Daily Mail group and have the rest of society treat with you respect as a useful member of society, because you are not.”In their words13 December 2005Remarks concerning Oliver Finegold, Evening Standard journalist. in Guardian UnlimitedRead the whole statement

“I want finally to thank Londoners for their solidarity. There are some places in the world where such an incident would have unleashed internal strife and physical violence.”In their words8 July 2005Press conferenceRead the whole statement

1945Born17 June 1945

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Boris Johnson Succeeded Ken as Mayor of London

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Margaret Thatcher, leader (1975-90) of the Conservative Party, prime minister (1979-90) of the United Kingdom

County Hall in Lambeth, then home of the Greater London Council

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Livingstone's willingness to meet publicly with Irish republican leader Gerry Adams (above, pictured in 2001), caused outrage within his own party and the British press

The Houses of Parliament, where Livingstone served as MP

City Hall, opened 2002, specially built for the Greater London Authority and mayor in Southwark

Livingstone's administration introduced the fleet of articulated "bendy buses" to replace the Routemasters

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Ken Livingstone

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When Hitler won his election in 1932 his policy then was that Jews should be moved to Israel. He was supporting Zionism before he went mad and ended up killing six million Jews.
28 April 2016 · BBC News, Own words
I think Londoners find it bizarre that ten weeks after the allegations in the Evening Standard, you haven't questioned Lee [Jasper].
2007 · Remarks at the London Assembly meeting, criticising the Assembly's approach to allegations against Mayoral adviser Lee Jasper (13 February, Own words
In this city 300 languages are spoken and the people that speak them live side by side in harmony.
8 July 2005 · Press conference, Own words

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Awards

Fellow of the Zoological Society of London

About this person

He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent East from 1987 to 2001. He is a former member of the Labour Party, ideologically identifying as a socialist.

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United Kingdom