Wendy Simon

Wendy Simon is a Labour Party politician who is Deputy Mayor of Liverpool, England and, since 10 December 2020, its acting Mayor. She succeeded Joe Anderson, who had served as the first directly elected Mayor of Liverpool since 2012 but stepped aside[1] after being arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation.[2]

A senior social worker in Knowsley,[3] and a Unison union official, Simon has been a councillor for Kensington and Fairfield on Liverpool City Council since 2007.[4] She is a trustee of the Everyman Playhouse, Liverpool.[5]

References
  1. Woodcock,. Andrew (10 December 2020). "Joe Anderson steps down as mayor following arrest". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. White, Megan (4 December 2020). "Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson arrested in building contracts probe". LBC. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. Thorp, Liam (10 December 2020). "Acting Mayor of Liverpool Wendy Simon speaks for first time after Joe Anderson steps aside". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. Thorp, Liam (10 December 2020). "Who is Wendy Simon? The woman stepping in to run Liverpool as interim leader after Joe Anderson stands aside". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. "Wendy Simon". Everyman Playhouse, Liverpool. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

Further reading

Topping, Alexandra (13 January 2021). "Wendy Simon: the interim mayor running Liverpool from her living room". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

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