Robert Light (civil servant)
Robert Light is a British civil servant and former Conservative Party politician who served as Leader of Kirklees Council between 2006 and 2009, and as a councillor for Birstall and Birkenshaw ward on Kirklees Council for over eighteen years between 2000 and 2018.[1] Light also served as the first Chair of the Leeds City Region.[2]
Robert Light | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Kirklees Council | |
| In office May 2006 – January 2009 | |
| Leader of the Opposition on Kirklees Council | |
| In office 2000–2006 | |
| Councillor for Birstall and Birkenshaw Ward | |
| In office May 2000 – November 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | civil servant |
Light is currently the Head Commissioner for the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise,[3] and the Chair of the Consumer Council for Water.[4]
Sources
- Earnshaw, Tony (21 November 2018). "Veteran Tory Cllr Robert Light looks back over 30 years on Kirklees Council". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- "Robert Light appointed as new CCWater Chair". HM Government. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- "ICCAN – The Team". Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- "CCWater – Meet the Board". Consumer Council for Water. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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