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nick anstee david wootton amy and marc nairobi british property & construction lord mayor of london 1953 683rd 12 november 2010 barbara née sandler the lord mayor of london michael bear.jpg michael bear -lrb- lord mayor -rrb-
 11 november 2011 sir michael bear witwatersrand cranfield
michael bear -lrb- lord mayor -rrb-

sir michael david bear honfreng -lrb- born 21 january 1953 -rrb- was the 683rd lord mayor of london , whose one-year term began on 12 november 2010 and ended 11 november 2011 .
he is the alderman of the ward of portsoken and previously represented that ward as common councilman and deputy .
in 2007 he was elected as one of two sheriffs of the city of london -lrb- for a term of one year -rrb- .
a liveryman of the paviors ' company , he subsequently joined the chartered surveyors ' and engineers ' companies .
bear was a key figure in the redevelopment of spitalfields market , situated just to the northeast of the city in tower hamlets .
as lord mayor , bear served in an ambassadorial role not just for the square mile , but for the whole of the uk-wide financial and professional services industry .
he was also the chancellor of city university london during this term -lrb- 2010-11 -rrb- .
