Janette Williamson
Janette Williamson (born 25 August 1965), is a British Labour politician and current Leader of Wirral Council.[4] She is the first woman to lead the Council in 29 years.[1]
Janette Williamson | |
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 Councillor Janette Williamson at a Cabinet meeting of Wirral Council in January 2020. | |
| Leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Assumed office 28 September 2020[1] | |
| Preceded by | Pat Hackett |
| Labour Party Group Leader on Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2020[2] | |
| Deputy | Tom Usher |
| Preceded by | Pat Hackett |
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor for Liscard | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | James Keeley |
| Majority | 1,485 (42.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janette Williamson 25 August 1965[3] |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence | Port Sunlight, Wirral, UK[3] |
She was elected leader of the Labour group on Wirral Council on 29 June 2020, beating fellow councillors Gillian Wood and Yvonne Nolan.[5] Nolan was last woman to lead the Council between 1990 and 1991.
Williamson became Leader of the Council in a virtual meeting on 28 September with the Council governing under a Committee system.[6]
References
- Morgan, George (29 September 2020). "Wirral gets first woman leader in nearly 30 years". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts (29 June 2020). "Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts on Twitter". Twitter. @J__Williamson. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- Brace, John (30 April 2018). "What's in the nomination papers for the 96 candidates in the 2018 Wirral Council elections?". johnbrace.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- "Councillor Janette Williamson". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- "(((Adam McNamara))) on Twitter". Twitter. @AdamMc_83. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- "Council Monday, 28th September 2020 at 6:00pm". Wirral Council Webcasting. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by James Keeley |
Councillor for Liscard 2012–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Pat Hackett |
Leader of Wirral Council 2020–present |
Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Pat Hackett |
Leader of Wirral Council Labour Group 2020–present |
Incumbent |
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