About our current Mayor
Our new Mayor, Councillor Jit Ranabhat, has been inaugurated following a special ceremony at Woolwich Town Hall.
A ward councillor for Plumstead and Glyndon, Cllr Ranabhat was first elected in 2022. In his time as a councillor, he has served as Chair of the Licencing Sub-committee, a panel member of the Woolwich and Thamesmead Area Planning Committee and the Corporate Finance and Performances Scrutiny Panel as well as being the Our Greenwich Champion for Neighbourhoods, Housing and Development.
He has lived and worked in Royal Greenwich since he migrated from Nepal in 2008, and he will be the borough’s first Nepalese Mayor. He has worked in security, engineering, and construction, as well as utilising his knowledge and passion for public engagement to support the community through the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the non-resident Nepalese Societies.
Cllr Ranabhat has also been an active member of organisations including the Greenwich Leisure Ltd Libraries Board, London Youth Games, Plumstead Almhouses and Edmond Godson Charity.
His wife, Gaumaya Gurung Ranabhat, will be the Mayoress.
Mayor's charity
The Mayor will be supporting the Commonwealth and Gurkha Garden Project and Bowel Cancer UK.
You can make a donation to the Mayor of Royal Greenwich Charity Appeal 2023/24