“I see my role as championing culture and doing everything I can to keep culture at the top of its game,” the 54-year-old says, adding that culture can often land somewhere near the bottom of priority lists for politicians.
The Mayor’s Office call it “the most significant single investment in London's culture since the legacy of the 1851 Great Exhibition and will shape the cultural life of the city for the 21st century and beyond”.
Justine Simons: 'I hope I’ve been able to reposition culture as the lifeblood of London' London is the cultural envy of the world.
Her name may be unfamiliar to many, but as deputy mayor for culture and the creative industries at City Hall, she has been instrumental in shaping London’s art scene over the past two decades.
In the past year, the capital has topped surveys of the best cities for culture in Europe and globally, and this success is thanks in no small part to Justine Simons.
