Jeffrey Edwin Green (born 5 May 1957) is a British Conservative politician and former leader of

Wirral Council Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, or simply Wirral Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in Merseyside and one of 36 in the metropolit ...

between 2010 and 2011 and in 2012. He was the first

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to hold the role in 24 years.

Political career

Councillor

Green was first elected to

in 1986 in the

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safe seat of

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. After boundary change in 2004,

was abolished and Green was successfully re-elected to the new

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and

ward.

Conservative Leader

In 2002, he succeeded John Hale as leader of the

group, a role he held until 2017 when he lost a leadership challenge to Wallasey councillor Ian Lewis. He became Leader of the Conservative Group again in December 2020 when Lewis stepped down, beating David Burgess Joyce a secret ballot. He did not stand for re-election for the role in May 2021, instead he was nominated for the role of Deputy Mayor.

Leader of Wirral Council

Green was first elected leader on 24 May 2010 after forming an alliance with the Liberal Democrats branded a "Coalition of Losers." by outgoing

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leader Steve Foulkes. Green's reign lasted less than a year before the Lib Dems withdrew their support citing that, after the 2011 election, "they were not given a mandate to continue running the council as part of a coalition." and Foulkes resumed office. After a

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in Steve Foulkes' leadership on 13 February 2012, Green once again became council leader continuing until the Labour Party took control of the council at the

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election. He was succeeded by Phil Davies. ;Anna Klonowski report During his first stint as Leader, Green commissioned a report into claims of whistleblower Martin Morton, a former social services employee, who was bullied out of his job after revealing systematic financial abuse of vulnerable people in council care. The report discovered that a "corrosive culture" existed within the authority in which the "abnormal has become commonplace." ;Attempted smear campaign In 2016, a £17,000 inquiry revealed that ex-

council leader Steve Foulkes had broken the council code of conduct and brought the council into disrepute over a leaked telephone conversation he had had with four

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. Foulkes denied ever using the recording to "smear" Green.

Personal life

Green lives in

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with his wife Carol, a local headteacher. The couple have two daughters.

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Jeff 1957 births Living people Members of Wirral Council Conservative Party (UK) councillors Leaders of local authorities of England