Andy Street

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andy Street
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Jun 11, 1963(1963-06-11)
Age	61
Birthplace	Banbury
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Gemini

Andy Street Biography

Andy Street is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on June 11, 1963 in Banbury, England, United Kingdom. Andrew John Street CBE (born 11 June 1963) is a British politician and businessman. He was the director of management at John Lewis from 2007 to 2016. He resigned in 2016 to run for mayor in the West Midlands. Street was the winner of the May 2017 mayoral race beating Sion Simon by 50.4 percent of the votes. Street is the first British directly elected gay metro mayor.

Alongside his business profession, Street has worked extensively in the field of local economic development, being appointed the chairman of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership in April of 2011. Street’s appointment came a few weeks after the announcement of John Lewis would open a flagship store in the newly built Grand Central shopping centre above New Street station. Street was removed from his post in September of 2016 following declaring his intention to run for the office of Mayor in his home town of the West Midlands. He was the Director non-executive for the Department for Communities and Local Government and an official of David Cameron’s Business Advisory Group.

Street was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to economic growth. He was named the ‘Most Admired Leader’ of the year by business magazine Management Today in

2014. He received the ‘President’s award’ from the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce in for his services to the region. He holds honorary degrees with Birmingham City University, the University of Birmingham and Aston University.

In a speech at the 2016 Conservative Party conference, Street declared his support for Birmingham’s bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games. He also announced that he would seek to address the “imbalance” in transportation spending that sees London receive seven times as much spending on transport infrastructure per head as the West Midlands does. Street said that fighting inequality would also be a priority, as “social challenges can only be met when everybody shares the fruits of economic progress”, saying that he would draw on the lessons of Joseph Chamberlain and his own experiences with the John Lewis Partnership, which shares profits with all of its employees. He also called for a series of debates with Labour candidate Siôn Simon and Liberal Democrat candidate Beverley Nielsen.

Following roles at department stores, head offices production units and head office, Street became managing director of John Lewis Milton Keynes in 1993. He then took on the same position within Bluewater five years after. In 2000, he was named director of supply chain and two years later director of human resources. He was promoted to the managing director in 2007 and during his time in the upper echelons, was responsible for an increase of 50% in sales gross to more than PS4.4 billion, and a doubling for the stores, and the expansion of the company’s online sales department despite recession. Great Recession.

Andy Street Net Worth

Andy Street is one of the richest Businessperson from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andy Street 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Street was raised at Banbury, Oxfordshire, Street relocated from Oxfordshire to Birmingham together with both of his parents who were both scientists, when he was 10 months old. He grew up within Northfield as well as Solihull. He was a student at Green Meadow Infants School, Langley Junior School and King Edward’s School in Edgbaston. He studied Philosophy, Politics, as well as Economics at Keble College, Oxford, where he served as president of the Oxford University Conservative Association during the Trinity term of 1984.

After graduation, Street harboured ambitions to become a social worker however, he was denied to do so by Birmingham City Council. The council also turned him off in an opportunity to join the Marks & Spencer training scheme. Street began his career with John Lewis Partnership. John Lewis Partnership in 1985 as an apprentice with Brent Cross.

– From Street’s speech to Conservative Party conference 2016

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Who is Andy Street Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Andy Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Andy Street celebrates birthday on June 11 of every year.

Is Andy Street still the mayor of Birmingham?

Street was re-elected as Mayor on 6 May 2021 with 314,669 votes, 54% of the total votes cast after second preference votes were included.

How old is Andy Street?

59 years (June 11, 1963)

Who is the mayor of Birmingham UK 2022?

Lord Mayor of Birmingham
Incumbent Maureen Cornish , Con since May 2022
Style| Lord Mayor
Member of| Birmingham City Council
Residence| Birmingham

What party does Andy Street belong to?

Conservative Party

Who is the mare of Birmingham?

Birmingham’s new Lord Mayor, Cllr Maureen Cornish , has taken up the office of First Citizen after a Mayor Making ceremony during the Annual Meeting of the City Council last week (24 May 2022).