Sir Robin Wales
Sir Robin Wales joined the Labour Party in Scotland aged fifteen. Elected as a Labour councillor in Newham in 1982 he subsequently served as leader from 1995-2002 and then as the first directly elected Labour mayor in the country from 2002-2018. As a member of LOCOG he played a significant part in the 2012 London Olympics.
Sir Robin Wales joined the Labour Party in Scotland aged fifteen. Elected as a Labour councillor in Newham in 1982 he subsequently served as leader from 1995-2002 and then as the first directly elected Labour mayor in the country from 2002-2018. As a member of LOCOG he played a significant part in the 2012 London Olympics. See less
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