Eamonn O'Brien is a British Labour politician and leader of

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, also known as Bury Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services ...

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. ...

. As leader he is also a member of the

Greater Manchester Combined Authority The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is a combined authority for Greater Manchester, England. It was established on 1 April 2011 and consists of 11 members: 10 indirectly elected members, each a directly elected councillor from one ...

and is the combined authority's portfolio lead for Technical Education and Skills. First elected to the council in 2014, he is the councillor for the St Mary's ward in

Prestwich Prestwich ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, north of Manchester, north of Salford and south of Bury. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Prestwich was the seat of the ...

and, prior to his election as leader, served on the council's executive with responsibility for finance and housing from 2017. In addition to his duties as a councillor, council leader, and member of the GMCA, he is also an office administrator for a national charity.

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Living people Labour Party (UK) councillors Leaders of local authorities of England Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority {{England-politician-stub