Joe Anderson (politician)
|
Joe Anderson OBE |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Mayor of Liverpool | |
|
Assumed office 4 May 2012 |
|
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Leader of Liverpool City Council | |
|
In office 6 May 2010 – 4 May 2012 |
|
| Preceded by | Warren Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Liverpool City Councillor for Riverside | |
|
In office 10 June 2004 – 4 May 2012 |
|
| Preceded by | Ward Created |
| Succeeded by | Hetty Wood |
| Liverpool City Councillor for Abercromby | |
|
In office 7 May 1998 – 10 June 2004 |
|
| Preceded by | J. Hackett |
| Succeeded by | Ward Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 January 1958 Liverpool, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Profession |
Social Worker Seafarer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://joeforliverpool.com |
Joseph 'Joe' Anderson OBE (born 24 January 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who is the first directly elected mayor of Liverpool, having been elected with 57% of the vote on 3 May 2012. He won a second term in May 2016 with 52.6% of the vote. He was previously leader of the Liverpool City Council from the 2010 Council election until the 2012 Mayoral election. He is the first Labour Leader of the Council since 1998, the same year he was first elected as a Councillor. He is also on the board of directors at Liverpool Vision, an Economic Development Company within the city. Anderson represents Liverpool City Council as a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
Anderson was first elected as a city councillor in 1998, representing the Abercromby ward. In 2003, he became the Leader of the Labour Group on Liverpool City Council, and in 2010 became the Leader of the Council, when Labour gained a majority of seats in the city.
Previously he been on the board of the Liverpool Culture Company, a group involved in developing a programme of events for Liverpool's year long position as European Capital of Culture in 2008. However, he resigned this position in 2007 after stating his concern at the lack of community involvement in planned events, alleging that an elitist attitude was developing among the board.
Anderson was, along with Liverpool Riverside MP Louise Ellman, involved with the campaign to free Michael Shields after his arrest and subsequent imprisonment in Bulgaria in 2005.
...
Wikipedia