Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh
| Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh | |
|---|---|
 Official Wigan Borough Council portrait of Lord Smith | |
| Executive Leader of Wigan Council | |
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In office 1991 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | David Molyneux |
| Councillor for Leigh West on Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | |
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Assumed office 1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Peter Richard Charles Smith 24 July 1945 |
| Political party | Labour Party (UK) |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics and Political Science |
Peter Richard Charles Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh (born 24 July 1945) is a British Labour politician and Life Peer. He is an economics graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Career
Peter Smith has been a member of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council since 1978 and was chairman of the finance committee from 1982 to 1991. From 1991 to 2018, he served as Leader of the Council.[1] He was created a life peer on 5 August 1999 as Baron Smith of Leigh, of Wigan in the County of Greater Manchester.[2] Since 2005 he has been treasurer of the Rugby League Group and, since 2006, Vice-chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party's Departmental Committee for Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. He is currently the Chairman of Local Government Leadership, a body seeking to develop leadership skills in local government.[3]
Smith is chair of The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) from 2000-present and also chair of its successor the Greater Manchester Combined Authority from its creation in 2011 until the appointment of the interim mayor in 2015[4]
He is married with one daughter, the artist Anna F C Smith.
References
- ↑ "Lord Smith of Leigh". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "No. 55577". The London Gazette. 10 August 1999. p. 1.
- ↑ "Lord Smith of Leigh". Government Accountability and the Civil Service. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-smith-of-leigh/2509