Ian David Luder CBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (born 1951) was the 681st Lord Mayor of the City of London

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, serving from 2008 to 2009.

Luder attended Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School

Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School

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, Elstree then studied economics and economic history at University College London

University College London

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 before working as a tax accountant for Arthur Andersen

Arthur Andersen

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 and later Grant Thornton

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. He regularly comments on tax matters, and helped to found the Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers

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. He entered local government as a Labour councillor in Bedford

Bedford

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, and was a member of Bedford Borough Council for 23 years. Luder also stood for Parliament as the Labour Party

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 candidate for Yeovil in 1979

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Luder served as a Sheriff of the City of London

Sheriffs of the City of London

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 for 2007–2008. He was elected Lord Mayor on 29 September 2008, taking office in the "Silent Ceremony" on 7 November. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.