Joe Anderson (politician)
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Joe Anderson is leader of the Labour Party
in Liverpool
, England
and the incumbent head of Liverpool City Council
after his party won a majority of seats in the 2010 Liverpool council elections
. He is currently councillor for the Liverpool Riverside
ward and is on the board of directors at Liverpool Vision
, an Economic Development Company
in the city.
in Liverpool and in 2010
became leader of Liverpool City Council
, when his party gained a majority of seats in the city.
Previously he been on the board of the Liverpool Culture Company
, involved in developing a programme of events for Liverpool's year long position as European Capital of Culture
in 2008. However, he resigned his position in 2007 after stating his concern at the lack of community involvement in planned events and the elitist attitude that was developing .
Anderson was, along with Liverpool Riverside
MP Louise Ellman
, at the forefront of the campaign to free Michael Shields after his arrest and subsequent imprisonment in Bulgaria
in 2005.
Anderson joined the Merchant Navy when he left school and later worked in the leisure industry. He then attended Liverpool John Moores University
as a mature student and obtained a Diploma in Social Work, this qualification allowed him to become Social Worker. He has stated he will give up his social work to become full time leader of the council.
He is a fan of Everton Football Club and has spoken of his desire to see the club remain within city and his opposition to the planned Kirkby Project.
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and the incumbent head of Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards. The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Joe Anderson.-Domain:...
after his party won a majority of seats in the 2010 Liverpool council elections
Liverpool Council election, 2010
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election. Before the election, the composition of the council was*Liberal Democrat 46*Labour 39*Liberal 3*Green 2-Election result:...
. He is currently councillor for the Liverpool Riverside
Riverside, Liverpool
Riverside is a Liverpool City Council Ward in the Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituency. It contains a part of Toxteth, the Dingle and the southern part of the city centre...
ward and is on the board of directors at Liverpool Vision
Liverpool Vision
Liverpool Vision is an Economic Development Company based in Liverpool, England. Set up in 1999, Liverpool Vision was the first Urban Regeneration Company to be founded in the United Kingdom and was tasked with leading the physical transformation of the city into the new millennium...
, an Economic Development Company
Urban Regeneration Company
Urban Regeneration Companies are private companies in the United Kingdom that seek to achieve a radical physical transformation of their areas through masterplanning and co-ordinating financial assistance to developers from both the public and private sector....
in the city.
Political career
Anderson was elected as a councillor in Liverpool in 1998, representing the Abercromby ward close to the city centre. In 2003 he became leader of the Labour PartyLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
in Liverpool and in 2010
Liverpool Council election, 2010
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election. Before the election, the composition of the council was*Liberal Democrat 46*Labour 39*Liberal 3*Green 2-Election result:...
became leader of Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards. The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Joe Anderson.-Domain:...
, when his party gained a majority of seats in the city.
Previously he been on the board of the Liverpool Culture Company
Liverpool Culture Company
The Liverpool Culture Company is an organisation that is responsible for the development of cultural programmes in the city of Liverpool, England. Set up by Liverpool City Council in 2004 after the city was announced as the European Capital of Culture in 2008, the Liverpool Culture Company was...
, involved in developing a programme of events for Liverpool's year long position as European Capital of Culture
European Capital of Culture
The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by theEuropean Union for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension....
in 2008. However, he resigned his position in 2007 after stating his concern at the lack of community involvement in planned events and the elitist attitude that was developing .
Anderson was, along with Liverpool Riverside
Liverpool Riverside (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool Riverside is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
MP Louise Ellman
Louise Ellman
Louise Joyce Ellman is a British Labour Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside since 1997. In parliament she is Chair of the Transport Select Committee and a member of the Liaison Committee.-Early life:Ellman was born in Manchester to a British...
, at the forefront of the campaign to free Michael Shields after his arrest and subsequent imprisonment in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
in 2005.
Personal life
Anderson was born in Liverpool in 1958, the son of an office cleaner and merchant seaman. He lived in Dingle during his early life, attending St Vincent Primary School and St Martins Secondary School before leaving education at 16 without any qualifications.Anderson joined the Merchant Navy when he left school and later worked in the leisure industry. He then attended Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool John Moores University is a British 'modern' university located in the city of Liverpool, England. The university is named after John Moores and was previously called Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts and later Liverpool Polytechnic before gaining university status in 1992, thus...
as a mature student and obtained a Diploma in Social Work, this qualification allowed him to become Social Worker. He has stated he will give up his social work to become full time leader of the council.
He is a fan of Everton Football Club and has spoken of his desire to see the club remain within city and his opposition to the planned Kirkby Project.