Richard Watts (politician)
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Cllr Richard Watts |
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| Leader of Islington London Borough Council | |
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Assumed office 10 October 2013 |
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| Deputy | Janet Burgess |
| Preceded by | Catherine West |
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Labour Party Group Leader on Islington London Borough Council |
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Assumed office 10 October 2013 |
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| Deputy | Janet Burgess |
| Preceded by | Catherine West |
| Councillor for Islington London Borough Council | |
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Assumed office 4 May 2006 |
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| Ward | Tollington |
| Preceded by | Daniel Bonner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
Richard Watts (born 1975), is a Labour Party politician, currently Council Leader of Islington London Borough Council, England.
He was elected to the role in October 2013. In the borough elections of May 2014 he led the Islington Labour Party to an increased majority on the Council.
Watts attended Haywood Comprehensive School, Nottingham. He graduated with a degree in politics from Durham University and before this worked in the Pretty Polly tights factory in Nottinghamshire.
Watts has lived in Islington for 15 years, representing Tollington ward in the north of Islington since 2006.
Before becoming a full-time member of Islington Council’s Executive, Watts ran the Children’s Food Campaign, a national campaign to improve children’s diets. Previously he worked for a number of different campaigns and a consultancy organisation, which led to some work in the Balkans, including working in Kosovo helping develop democratic political parties.
He is a governor of City and Islington College.
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