Russell Neil McPherson (18 November 1954) is a mayor of
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...
, England, from May 2020, and previously during 2009–10. From May 2004 he has been a
councillor
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Canada
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of the
Cambridge City Council
Cambridge City Council is a district council in the county of Cambridgeshire, which governs the City of Cambridge.
History
Cambridge was granted a Royal Charter by King John in 1207, which permitted the appointment of a mayor. The first recorde ...
. For 10 years he has been a chair for a Labour Party Group and during 4 years for a Civic Affairs committee. He is also a President ''Ex Officia'' of ''Cambridge Aid'' financial services.
He graduated as a BA of Psychology from the
Open University
The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...
and completed a teaching qualification at the
Cambridge Regional College
Cambridge Regional College is a mixed further education college in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
College profile
The college offers courses in a wide range of subjects from hair and beauty and mechanics to media studies and science, as ...
.
Awards
* 2012:
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (french: Médaille du jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II) or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...
for work as a Voluntary Community First Responder at the Ambulance Service
* 2017: 10-year award for voluntary service to the Ambulance Service
See also
*
List of mayors of Cambridge
The office of Mayor of Cambridge was created following the granting of a charter by King John in 1207 to the town of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The charter gave the burgesses of the town the right to elect their own mayors in place of th ...
References
External links
Opening of Virtual Strawberry Fair at Cambridge 105 Radio
Mayors of Cambridge
Councillors in Cambridgeshire
Labour Party (UK) mayors
People from Cambridge
1954 births
Living people
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