The Mayor of Barnet

Councillor Danny Rich is the 61st Mayor of Barnet, after being officially sworn in during the Annual Council Meeting held on Tuesday 20 May at Hendon Town Hall.

The Mayoress will be his wife, Ms Laura Lassman. Councillor Rich has selected Unitas Youth Zone and the Jewish Deaf Association as his chosen charities for his Mayoral term.

The Deputy Mayor will be Councillor Edith Ngozi David and the Deputy Mayor’s Escort will be her husband Mr Flint David.

Danny Rich was born and brought up in south London before studying politics and modern history at Manchester University. After ordination from the Leo Baeck College in Finchley, Danny served as rabbi to Kingston Liberal Synagogue for some two decades. He was appointed Senior Rabbi and Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism in 2005, a post he relinquished after 15 years in 2020.

He was elected as a local councillor for West Finchley on 3 May 2018 and has previously chaired the Overview and Scrutiny Committee as well as sitting on several other committees, including the Licensing and General Purposes Committee.

In addition to current duties as Senior Rabbi at Southgate Progressive Synagogue, Danny is a Justice of the Peace (magistrate) in South West London and a hospital chaplain.