The Lord Mayor of London – 2007 / 2008.


Lord Mayor

Alderman David Lewis the 680th Lord Mayor of London.

 A Liveryman of the Welsh Livery Guild


 

Alderman David Lewis was born and raised in the Far East yet remains very proud of his family’s Welsh roots.

He has a house and small holding in the Cothi Valley which ties in with one of his interests – sheep farming.

He is also the eighth Welsh Lord Mayor since 1189. 

 

After studying Law at Jesus College Oxford, he went on to join City law firm Norton Rose as an Articled Clerk.

Since then he has risen through the ranks and returned to the place of his birth by qualifying as a solicitor in Hong Kong and then becoming Managing Partner of Norton Rose’s Hong Kong office.

He was the company’s Chairman and Senior Partner in 1997-2003 and now acts as a consultant.

He is Alderman for the Ward of Broad Street and a liveryman of the Solicitors’ Company, a liveryman of the Fletchers’ company and, not surprisingly, a liveryman of the Welsh Livery Guild.

 

As Lord Mayor, Alderman Lewis was based in the UK and promoted UK-based financial services.

 He welcomed heads of state and foreign dignitaries on behalf of the government, had UK visits scheduled that allowed him to keep in touch with developments in key cities outside of London and lobbied on behalf of business with Whitehall and Westminster.

 He spent a significant portion of his year abroad meeting with business leaders and government representatives to sell the City as a place to do business; and lobbyed in Brussels for UK business.

 

Alderman Lewis was supported throughout his year by his wife Theresa. A teacher, both in the UK and in Hong Kong, Theresa exercises her creative spirit through her interest in ceramics.

 She is also a liveryman of the Glaziers’ Company and sells her glass artwork in aid of ORBIS – one of their chosen charities.


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