Bev Craig | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Leader of Manchester City Council | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Leese |
| Member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority | |
| Assumed office December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Leese |
| Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council | |
| In office 19 May 2021 – 1 December 2021 Serving with Luthfur Rahman | |
| Member of Manchester City Council for Burnage | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2011 Serving with Azra Ali and Murtaza Iqbal | |
| Preceded by | John Cameron |
| Majority | 2,615 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
Bev Craig is a Labour politician, serving as councillor for Burnage, and Leader of Manchester City Council.[1] As leader she is also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and is the combined authority's portfolio lead for Economy, Business and Inclusive Growth.[2] She is also a founder and co-chair of Open Labour, an activist group for the soft left of the Labour Party.
Craig was elected Leader of Manchester City Council by the ruling Labour group of councillors in October 2021, and officially succeeded Richard Leese at a full meeting of the council on his retirement on 1 December 2021.[3]
- ^ ""I don't want to be pigeonholed": Manchester's new town hall leader on who she is and what comes next". Manchester Evening News. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Councillor Bev Craig". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ Bardsley, Andrew (5 October 2021). "Bev Craig announced as new leader of Manchester council, the first woman to take on the role". Manchester Evening News. Reach plc. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
She will take over from Sir Richard on December 1.