Sir David Reeve Williams

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(born 8 June 1939) is a British politician and former

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of Richmond upon Thames Council, where he was a local government

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for forty years. In July 2017 he was presented with the Freedom of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Early life

Williams studied at Durham University, graduating with a

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degree in Politics and Economics. After university he worked as a systems analyst for IBM from 1961 until 1970.

Political career

Williams was a local government

for Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside from 1974 to 2014. He was Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council from 1983 to 2001.

Honours and awards

He was knighted in the 1999 Birthday Honours for services to local government and to the Local Government Association.

Personal life

He lives in

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with his wife Christine.

Publications

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References

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