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| 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 |
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. Light also served as the first Chair of the Leeds City Region.
Light was the Head Commissioner for the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise, and the Chair of the Consumer Council for Water.
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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