London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is a limited company
, owned by the Government of the United Kingdom, that will oversee the planning and development
of the 2012 Summer Olympic
and Paralympic
Games. After the successful London 2012 Olympic bid
, LOCOG was formed as a limited company to continue the work started by the bidding team. The International Olympic Committee
(IOC) chose London as the host on 6 July 2005, narrowly beating the Paris bid, with LOCOG being officially established as the organisers at their first board meeting on 7 October 2005.
LOCOG works closely with the Olympic Delivery Authority
(ODA), who are responsible for the planning and construction of new venues and infrastructure
.
Members of the IOC from the host country are required by IOC rules to be on the organising committee board, as well as representatives of the host Olympic association and Paralympic association.
Limited company
A limited company is a company in which the liability of the members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. And the former of these, a limited company limited by shares, may be...
, owned by the Government of the United Kingdom, that will oversee the planning and development
2012 Summer Olympic development
The 2012 Summer Olympic development is a process running from 2005 to 2012, following the successful London bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. While many of the plans were included in the bid portfolio, which gained the favour of the International Olympic Committee over the four other bids on 6...
of the 2012 Summer Olympic
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
and Paralympic
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fourteenth Paralympics and will take place between 29 August and 9 September 2012. The Games will be held in London, United Kingdom after the city was successful with its bid for the Paralympics and Summer Olympic Games.Even though 2012 will be London's...
Games. After the successful London 2012 Olympic bid
London 2012 Olympic bid
London 2012 was the successful bid for the 2012 Summer Games, to be held in London with most events taking place in Stratford, Newham. The British Olympic Association had been working on the bid since 1997...
, LOCOG was formed as a limited company to continue the work started by the bidding team. The International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) chose London as the host on 6 July 2005, narrowly beating the Paris bid, with LOCOG being officially established as the organisers at their first board meeting on 7 October 2005.
LOCOG works closely with the Olympic Delivery Authority
Olympic Delivery Authority
The Olympic Delivery Authority is the statutory corporation responsible for ensuring delivery of venues, infrastructure and legacy for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in London...
(ODA), who are responsible for the planning and construction of new venues and infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
.
Board members
- Lord Coe (Chairman)
- Paul DeightonPaul DeightonPaul Deighton is a British investment banker, formerly a partner at Goldman Sachs who studied economics at Cambridge University. Paul Deighton was named as chief executive of the London Organising Committee of the Games on 19 December 2005.-External links:*...
(Chief Executive) - Timothy ClarkeTimothy ClarkeTimothy Clarke was an English physician, a founding Fellow of the Royal Society.-Life:He was a member of Balliol College, Oxford at the time of the parliamentary visitation in May 1648. He refused to submit, but was allowed to proceed M.D. on 20 July 1652...
(Director of City Operations & Deputy Chief Executive) - Sir Keith Mills (Vice-Chairman)
- Neil Wood (Financial Director)
- Sir Craig ReedieCraig ReedieSir Craig Reedie, CBE is a British sports administrator, noteworthy as a former Chairman of the British Olympic Association and still a serving representative on the International Olympic Committee.- Background :...
(British IOC member) - Sir Philip CravenPhilip CravenSir Philip Craven MBE is a British sports official and former athlete. He is the second and current President of the International Paralympic Committee .-Education:...
(British IOC member) - HRH The Princess RoyalAnne, Princess RoyalPrincess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
(British IOC member) - Simon CleggSimon CleggSimon Clegg OBE is the Chief Executive of Ipswich Town Football Club, a position he has held since April 2009 working directly for the Clubs owner Marcus Evans where he replaced Derek Bowden...
, CBE (BOABritish Olympic AssociationThe British Olympic Association is the national Olympic committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1905 in the House of Commons, and at that time consisted of seven national governing body members from the following sports: fencing, life-saving, cycling, skating, rowing,...
representative) - Mike Brace (BPA representative)
- Neale Coleman (from the Greater London AuthorityGreater London AuthorityThe Greater London Authority is the top-tier administrative body for Greater London, England. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of London, currently Boris Johnson, and an elected 25-member London Assembly with scrutiny powers...
) - Mary Reilly (from the London Development AgencyLondon Development AgencyThe London Development Agency is the Regional Development Agency for Greater London, England. It is a functional body of the Greater London Authority...
) - Howard Bernstein (from Manchester City CouncilManchester City CouncilManchester City Council is the local government authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It is composed of 96 councillors, three for each of the 32 electoral wards of Manchester. Currently the council is controlled by the Labour Party and is led by...
; helped to deliver 2002 Commonwealth Games2002 Commonwealth GamesThe 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
) - Patrick Carter (from Sport EnglandSport EnglandSport England is the brand name for the English Sports Council and is a non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
) - Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards (athlete)Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, is a former British triple jumper. He is a former Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995....
(representative of the athletes) - Stephen LovegroveStephen LovegroveStephen Augustus Lovegrove is an English civil servant and presently the Chief Executive of the Shareholder Executive .-Early years:...
(from the Shareholder ExecutiveShareholder executiveThe Shareholder Executive is the body within the British Government responsible for managing the government's financial interest in a range of public companies. Originally established within the Cabinet Office, it has since 2004 been part of the Department for Business...
)
Members of the IOC from the host country are required by IOC rules to be on the organising committee board, as well as representatives of the host Olympic association and Paralympic association.