The Dublin native will be the first Irish person to hold the role in recent times.
Irishman Vincent Keaveny has been sworn in as Lord Mayor of the City of London, becoming the 693rd person to hold the office.
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The solicitor from Dublin is the first Irish person elected to the role in recent times, with others in the past including William McArthur who was born in Donegal and took office in 1880.
One of the world's oldest continuously elected civic offices, the role goes back over 800 years - being formed in 1189.
The term lasts one year, with the Lord Mayor of London serving as the elected head of the City of London Corporation.
Vincent Keaveny has today been sworn in as the 693rd @citylordmayor, serving as the elected head of the City of London Corporation and a global ambassador for the UK-based financial and professional services industry until November 2022. #CityofLondon pic.twitter.com/OUz9W187zR
— City of London (@cityoflondon) November 12, 2021
The role is separate from the Mayor of London, who sits as the head of the Greater London Authority.
Having assumed office on Friday, the Lord Mayor's Show on Saturday was the first public engagement of Keaveny as the new mayor.
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As part of this, the Lord Mayor, preceded by a procession, travels to the Royal Courts of Justice in Westminster to swear allegiance to the Crown.
Having been cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 Lord Mayor’s Procession included full-size model elephants, Japanese drummers, a horse-drawn bus, the tallest fire engine in Europe, as well as the Lord Mayor’s State Coach.
