Andy Street

Sir Andrew John Street CBE is a British businessman and Conservative Party politician who was the managing director of John Lewis & Partners from 2007 to 2016 and Mayor of the West Midlands from 2017 to 2024. He was Britain's first openly gay directly elected metro mayor. Street won the May 2017 mayoral election, narrowly defeating Labour candidate Siôn Simon with 50.4% of the vote in the second round. He was re-elected in 2021 with an increased majority, defeating Labour candidate Liam Byrne. He sought a third term in 2024 but was narrowly defeated by Labour candidate Richard Parker.