Stephen Bundred (born 1952) is a retired Labour Party politician and public administrator in London, England. He is unusual in having had a career in party politics before holding high-ranking apolitical public offices, including as Chief Executive of

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(1995–2003), Chief of Executive of the Audit Commission (2003–2010) and Chair of

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(2010–2014). He was a researcher for the National Union of Mineworkers. He was elected as a Labour councillor in the

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in a by-election in 1977 and served for one year (although his wife Kathleen was later an Islington councillor). He then stood for Labour for election to the

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in 1979 for London South East, but lost to the Tory candidate. Bundred served on the Greater London Council from 1981 until its abolition in 1986, representing Islington North. Upon the GLC's abolition, he was elected to represent Islington North on the

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. On the GLC, he was known as being part of the left and allied to Ken Livingstone. He entered local government administration as director of finance at the London Borough of Hackney, Birkbeck College, and then the

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. He became Chief Executive of Camden Council in 1995. At Camden, he was involved in a high-profile sexual discrimination case. However, he was described by the Times as "turning round Camden Council". He was appointed as Chief Executive of the Audit Commission in 2003. His appointment was criticised because of his political background. In 2009, he called for public sector pay cuts. In 2010, he called Tory plans to ring-fence NHS and schools funding "insane". He left the role in 2010 and became chair of NHS regulator Monitor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bundred, Steve Politics of the London Borough of Camden Politics of the London Borough of Islington Labour Party (UK) councillors English accountants 1952 births Living people