page_title: List of mayors of Derby
section_title: 21st century
hierarchical_section_title: List of mayors of Derby / 21st century
caption_attribution_description: English: Using bird-watching telescopes to watch nesting sand martins at the launch of The Sanctuary Bird and Wildlife Reserve at Pride Park, Derby, England, 23 July 2004. Mayor of Derby, Cllr Ruth Skelton (right); Margaret Beckett Derby South MP and Secretary of State for the Environment , Food and Rural Affairs (centre) and Derby City Council official Nick Moyes (left)
context_page_description: Names of the Mayors for the Borough of Derby from the first that was chosen on 3 July 1638 by the king's charter then granted to the town. The two last bailiffs were the two first mayors, Mr Mellor being proclaimed 3 July 1638 to be the mayor until Michaelmas and twelve months after but he died on 5 February 1639 and Mr Hope served the year out.
  The chief duties of the mayor are to chair Derby Council meetings and to attend the city's remembrance event, however the ceremonial duties can be considerable. In 2013 the cost of running the office was thought to be over £100,000. Derby's mayor wears a ceremonial chain that has been valued at over £1,000,000. The chain was originally worn by Chief Judges of the King's Bench. It was obtained for Derby's mayor to wear in 1850.
context_section_description: 2000–01  Councillor Ashok Kalia (Labour)
  2001–02  Councillor Janet Till (Labour)
  2002–03  Councillor Robin Turner (Labour)
  2003–04  Councillor Peter Berry (Conservative)
  2004–05  Councillor Ruth Skelton (Liberal Democrat)
  2005–06  Councillor Roy Webb (Conservative)
  2006–07  Councillor John Ahern (Labour)
  2007–08  Councillor Pauline Latham, OBE (Conservative)
  2008–09  Councillor Barbara Jackson (Labour) 
  2009–10  Councillor Sean Marshall (Conservative)
  2010–11  Councillor Amar Nath (Conservative) 
  2011–12  Councillor Les Allen(Liberal Democrat) 
  2012–13  Councillor Lisa Higginbottom (Labour) 
  2013–14  Councillor Fareed Hussain (Labour)
  2014–15  Councillor Shiraz Khan (Labour)
  2015–16 Councillor Paul Pegg (Labour)
  2016–17 Councillor Linda Winter (Labour) 
  2017–18 Councillor John Whitby (Labour) 
  2018–19 Councillor Mike Carr (Liberal Democrat) 
  2019–20 Councillor Frank Harwood (Conservative then Independent June 2020)
caption: Ruth Skelton, Mayor of Derby in 2004
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