Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh
The Lord Smith of Leigh | |
|---|---|
| Executive Leader of Wigan Council | |
| In office 1991 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | David Molyneux |
| Councillor for Leigh West on Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| In office 1978–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Richard Charles Smith 24 July 1945 LSE |
Peter Richard Charles Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh (24 July 1945 – 2 August 2021) was a British Labour local politician and life peer.
Career
Peter Smith was educated at
Urban Studies at the University of Salford. [1]
Smith had been a
Leader of the Council.[2]
Created a Life Peer on 5 August 1999 as Baron Smith of Leigh, of Wigan in the County of Greater Manchester,[3] 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 was the chairman of Local Government Leadership, a body seeking to develop leadership skills in local government.[4]
He was chair of The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) from 2000 to 2021. He chaired the successor Greater Manchester Combined Authority from its creation in 2011 until the appointment of the interim Mayor in 2015.[5]
Personal life
Lord Smith was married with one daughter, the artist Anna F C Smith.[6]
On 3 August 2021, it was announced that he had died at the age of 76.[7]
See also
References
- ^ www.boltonschool.org
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Lord Smith of Leigh - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ www.saatchiart.com
- ^ Mulligan, Simon (3 August 2021). "Tributes paid to former council leader Lord Peter Smith who has died". Leigh Journal.
