Lord Mayor of Coventry - Print version

Cllr Birdi has spent 16 years as a councillor in the city, representing Bablake Ward for the past nine years, following two terms of office in the 1990s in the Hillfields Ward. His wife Krishna is Lady Mayoress.

Cllr Birdi was born in a village in the Panjab in the North of India and spent some time as a child in Lahore in Pakistan, and Calcutta in West Bengal, as his family travelled for employment. In the mid-1950s he emigrated with his parents to Kenya in East Africa, where he had his primary and secondary education, and emigrated to the UK in the ‘60s to carry on with his further education. 

Apart from being a councillor, he has been actively involved in setting up religious, social, and community projects in the city. He becomes the first Lord Mayor of Coventry to wear a turban.

He said:

“I am so proud to become Lord Mayor of my adopted home city. It has given so much to myself and my family over the years and I will be honoured to show why I love it so much and to promote the city and the wonderful people who live here. As a Sikh, it also means so much that I will be wearing the Chains of Office and the turban.  It will help show what a happy multicultural city we have and maybe inspire others as well."

He has named his chosen charities for the year as the Muscular Dystrophy charity, the Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind, and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Charity.

Deputy Lord Mayor of Coventry

Cllr Mutton has represented the residents of Radford Ward since she was first elected to the Council in 2008. She has held a number of positions at the Council, the most recent being Cabinet Member for Adult Services.

Cllr Mutton previously held the role of Lady Mayoress in 1997/98 when her late husband, John was Lord Mayor. She has two sons, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She said “I am very proud to be named as the new Deputy Lord Mayor.  It has always been a privilege to represent the people of Coventry as a councillor and I look forward to being able to continue that as Deputy Lord Mayor. Coventry is a wonderful city and it will be an honour to represent the city and its residents in this role.”

Cllr Mutton will be supported in her role by her sister Margaret who will be Deputy Lord Mayor’s Consort.

Lord Mayor's charities

The Lord Mayor’s chosen charities are the Muscular Dystrophy charity, the Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind, and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Charity.

How to make a donation

Via the Council's online payments system

Donate using our online payment system [/donate]. Please make sure you select 'Council and democracy' and then 'Lord Mayor Charity donations 23/24' from the drop-down list.

Cheque

You can donate to the Lord Mayor's charity by sending a cheque payable to 'Coventry City Council' to The Lord Mayor's Office, Council House, Earl Street, Coventry CV1 5RR.