Kim McGuinness
Kim McGuinness | |
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McGuinness in 2025 | |
| Mayor of the North East | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2024 | |
| Deputy | Martin Gannon |
| Preceded by | Jamie Driscoll (as Mayor of the North of Tyne) Tracey Dixon (as Chair of the North East Combined Authority) |
| Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria | |
| In office 19 July 2019 – 8 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Vera Baird |
| Succeeded by | Susan Dungworth |
| Member of Newcastle City Council for Lemington | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – September 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Jason Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cara Kim McGuinness 29 May 1985 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Political party | Labour Co-op |
| Alma mater | Newcastle University (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Kim McGuinness (born 29 May 1985) is a British Labour Co-op politician who was elected as the Mayor of the North East in May 2024. Previously, she served as the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner between 2019 and 2024.