Mike Storey
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Mike Storey, Baron Storey, of Childwall in the City of Liverpool, CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

 is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was councillor for the Liverpool district of Wavertree
Wavertree (ward)
Wavertree is a Liverpool City Council Ward within the Liverpool Wavertree Parliamentary constituency. It was formed in 2004 taking in parts of the former Picton, Childwall and Church wards.-Councillors:The ward has returned five Councillors...

 from 2004–2011 and 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:...

 from 1998-2005.

He was first elected to the city council in 1973, and became the youngest Chair of Education in the history of Liverpool from 1980–1983, during which time he was also Deputy Leader of the Council under Sir Trevor Jones.

Leader of the Council

In 1998 the Liberal Democrats gained control of Liverpool City Council and Storey became Council Leader. He aimed to set about rebuilding the city's reputation, by cutting the council tax, attempting to improve services and trying to attract jobs and investment, while at the same time reducing the number of council employees by 5,000.

He was part of Liverpool's successful bid to become European Capital of Culture
European Capital of Culture
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 in 2008 and was widely credited with transforming the City and Council's reputation by cutting the council tax (until then the highest in the Country), improving council services (previously the worst in England) and attracting jobs and investment.

He resigned as Council Leader on 25 November 2005 after being found to have breached the members' code of conduct, following the disclosure of correspondence with former Council media chief Matt Finnegan which appeared to show the two men seeking to pressure the departure of then Chief Executive Sir David Henshaw.

He lost his seat to 18 year old Jake Morrison in 2011.

Lord Mayor

Storey served as Lord Mayor of Liverpool
Lord Mayor of Liverpool
The office of Mayor of Liverpool has existed since the foundation of Liverpool as a borough by the Royal Charter of King John in 1207. This changed, however, some time after Liverpool was granted city status in 1880 when it was deemed necessary for the "second city of the Empire" to have a Lord Mayor...

 for the Council session 2009-2010. He was preceded by Cllr Steve Rotherham and succeeded by Cllr Hazel Williams.

Awards

Storey was awarded the OBE for political services in 1992 and CBE for services to regeneration in 2002. He is also a teacher and is currently head of a primary school in Halewood
Halewood
Halewood is in Merseyside, England and is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. The district lies near Liverpool's southeastern boundary, bordered by the suburbs of Hunts Cross and Woolton....

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On 19 November 2010, it was announced that Storey will be created a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...

 and will sit as a Liberal Democrat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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