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{{Short description|British physicist and politician (born 1946)}} |
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In 1981 Bore was selected to replace sitting M.P. [[John Sever]] as Labour parliamentary candidate in Birmingham Ladywood but parliamentary boundary changes before the 1983 General Election caused a new selection to be held, and Bore lost out to [[Clare Short]] who had been selected for the neighbouring constituency of Birmingham Handsworth which merged to form the new Birmingham Ladywood constituency. |
In 1981 Bore was selected to replace sitting M.P. [[John Sever]] as Labour parliamentary candidate in Birmingham Ladywood but parliamentary boundary changes before the 1983 General Election caused a new selection to be held, and Bore lost out to [[Clare Short]] who had been selected for the neighbouring constituency of Birmingham Handsworth which merged to form the new Birmingham Ladywood constituency. |
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He is an elected Councillor for the [[Ladywood|Birmingham Ladywood]] ward (1980-), and was leader of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Group]] of Birmingham City Council (1999-2015;<ref>http://www.thechamberlainfiles.com/sir-albert-bore-announces-his-resignation-as-birmingham-council-leader/</ref> succeeding [[Theresa Stewart]]), Leader of Birmingham City Council (2012–2015 and from 1999<ref name="bhampost">{{cite web |url=http://www.birminghampost.net/tm_headline=no-8-sir-albert-bore&method=full&objectid=19474259&siteid=50002-name_page.html |title=Sir Albert Bore | |
He is an elected Councillor for the [[Ladywood|Birmingham Ladywood]] ward (1980-), and was leader of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Group]] of Birmingham City Council (1999-2015;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechamberlainfiles.com/sir-albert-bore-announces-his-resignation-as-birmingham-council-leader/ |title=Sir Albert Bore Announces His Resignation as Birmingham Council Leader}}</ref> succeeding [[Theresa Stewart]]), Leader of Birmingham City Council (2012–2015 and from 1999<ref name="bhampost">{{cite web |url=http://www.birminghampost.net/tm_headline=no-8-sir-albert-bore&method=full&objectid=19474259&siteid=50002-name_page.html |title=Sir Albert Bore |work=Birmingham Post |accessdate=2010-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925073914/http://www.birminghampost.net/tm_headline%3Dno-8-sir-albert-bore%26method%3Dfull%26objectid%3D19474259%26siteid%3D50002-name_page.html |archive-date=25 September 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>–2004) and Chair of the Economic Development portfolio. He was the Chair of the [[University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust]] (2006–13).<ref name="Pilkington" /><ref name="bhampost" /> He is an elected member of the [[European Union]]'s [[Committee of the Regions]] (CoR; 1992-)<ref name="Pilkington" /> and its former president (2002–2004). He is a director of the [[Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership]]. |
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He stood for [[Birmingham Selly Oak (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Selly Oak]] in the [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987 general election]], losing to Conservative incumbent [[Anthony Beaumont-Dark]] by 20,721 votes (39.3%) to 23,305 (44.2%). |
He stood for [[Birmingham Selly Oak (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Selly Oak]] in the [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987 general election]], losing to Conservative incumbent [[Anthony Beaumont-Dark]] by 20,721 votes (39.3%) to 23,305 (44.2%). |
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As Chair of Economic Development and Leader of Birmingham City Council, he was responsible for shaping the major social and economic regeneration of [[Birmingham]] during the 1980s and 1990s. This included the negotiation and delivery of one of the first public private partnerships in the UK with the then [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] government and channelling-in European regional aid funding. This provided infrastructural leverage and partnerships that made him directly involved in the creation of the [[International Convention Centre, Birmingham|International Convention Centre]] (ICC),<ref name="bhampost" /> the National Indoor Arena (NIA), Birmingham's [[Symphony Hall, Birmingham|Symphony Hall]], the re-development of [[ |
As Chair of Economic Development and Leader of Birmingham City Council, he was responsible for shaping the major social and economic regeneration of [[Birmingham]] during the 1980s and 1990s. This included the negotiation and delivery of one of the first public private partnerships in the UK with the then [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] government and channelling-in European regional aid funding. This provided infrastructural leverage and partnerships that made him directly involved in the creation of the [[International Convention Centre, Birmingham|International Convention Centre]] (ICC),<ref name="bhampost" /> the National Indoor Arena (NIA), Birmingham's [[Symphony Hall, Birmingham|Symphony Hall]], the re-development of [[Brindleyplace]] and refurbishment of [[The Mailbox]] and canalsides in the central area of Birmingham, the pedestrianisation of [[New Street, Birmingham|New Street]]<ref name="bhampost" /> and removal of the "concrete collar" road network in the central Birmingham area and the redevelopment of [[Bull Ring, Birmingham|the Bull Ring]],<ref name="bhampost" /> now one of the busiest shopping areas in the UK. |
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In 1986 Bore formed the [[Eurocities]] network<ref name="Pilkington" /> between the cities of Birmingham, [[Barcelona]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Milan]], [[Lyon]] and [[Rotterdam]]. |
In 1986 Bore formed the [[Eurocities]] network<ref name="Pilkington" /> between the cities of Birmingham, [[Barcelona]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Milan]], [[Lyon]] and [[Rotterdam]]. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Bore has a daughter |
Bore has a daughter and a grandson from his first marriage.<ref name=welcome/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/local-news/birmingham-city-council-leader-sir-7579326|title=Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore weds|publisher=The Birmingham Post|author=Graeme Brown|date=7 August 2014|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> He also has two adult sons<ref name=welcome>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/abpl/docs/av_19thmay2012/8|title=Goodbye Mike Whitby, welcome Albert Bore|publisher=Asian Voice|author=Dee Katwa|date=19 May 2012|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> from his second marriage to [[Najma Hafeez]], a management consultant, former Birmingham City Councillor and former Chairwoman of City Hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/najma-hafeez-brums-first-muslim-11462161|title=Najma Hafeez: Brum's first Muslim woman councillor aiming to be West Midlands mayor|publisher=The Birmingham Mail|author=Neil Elkes|date=13 June 2016|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/erdington-millionaire-in-court-charged-with-assaulting-154540|title=Erdington millionaire in court charged with assaulting former city councillor wife|publisher=The Birmingham Mail|date=24 October 2012|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> In 1995 he was acquitted of assault after she accused him of throwing coffee in her face.<ref name=albertambitions/> In 2002, Bore met Victoria Quinn in Brussels as he attended the [[Committee of the Regions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/local-news/sir-albert-bore-marries-birmingham-7549962|title=Sir Albert Bore marries Birmingham councillor Victoria Quinn|publisher=The Birmingham Post|author=Jon Griffin|date=4 August 2014|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> They began dating shortly after and married in 2014. Quinn was also a Councillor, for the [[Sparkbrook]] ward, to which she was elected in a November 2011 by-election to succeed [[Salma Yaqoob]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/labour-party-celebrate-by-election-win-165053|title=Labour Party celebrate by-election win in Sparkbrook|publisher=The Birmingham Mail|date=11 November 2011|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> Quinn stood for Druids Heat ward following boundary changes in 2018 but was defeated. |
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Bore was knighted in the [[New Year Honours 2002|2002 New Year honours]] for services to local government.<ref name="bhampost" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1734495.stm |title=Honours shared across England |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2010-04-29 | date=2001-12-31}}</ref> |
Bore was knighted in the [[New Year Honours 2002|2002 New Year honours]] for services to local government.<ref name="bhampost" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1734495.stm |title=Honours shared across England |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2010-04-29 | date=2001-12-31}}</ref> |
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Sir Albert Bore | |
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 Bore in May 2012 | |
| Leader of Birmingham City Council | |
| In office 3 May 2012 – 1 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Whitby |
| Succeeded by | John Clancy |
| In office May 1999 – May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Theresa Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Mike Whitby |
| Member of Birmingham City Council for Ladywood | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Occupation |
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Sir Albert Bore (born 1946 in Ayrshire, Scotland[1]) is a British nuclear physicist, academic and Labour Party politician.
Bore has a doctorate in nuclear reactor physics from the University of Birmingham and worked as a lecturer in nuclear physics at Aston University from 1974 to 1999. He has served as a member of Birmingham City Council for Ladywood ward since 1980. He led the Labour Party group between 1999 and 2015, serving as Leader of the Council from 1999 to 2004 and from 2012 to 2015. On 22 October 2015, Bore resigned as Leader effective 1 December, when he was succeeded by his Labour party colleague John Clancy.
Career
[edit]Academic career
[edit]Bore moved to Birmingham in 1969 to study for a doctorate in nuclear reactor physics at the University of Birmingham.[2] He was a lecturer in nuclear physics at Aston University from 1974 to 1999.[1][2][3] In addition to his PhD, he holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Aston.
Political career
[edit]Bore stood for Labour in the first direct elections for the European Parliament in June 1979 but lost the Birmingham South constituency to the Conservatives.
In 1980, Bore was elected to Birmingham City Council from the Ladywood ward, quickly gaining a reputation as a "left-wing firebrand".[2] He has been re-elected ever since and is the longest-serving member of the Council.[2] Bore has been a leading proponent of devolution and localism agendas in local governance since entering politics in 1974. He has published and lectured widely across Europe and internationally on the subject of city-building, urban renewal, devolution and local governance.
In 1981 Bore was selected to replace sitting M.P. John Sever as Labour parliamentary candidate in Birmingham Ladywood but parliamentary boundary changes before the 1983 General Election caused a new selection to be held, and Bore lost out to Clare Short who had been selected for the neighbouring constituency of Birmingham Handsworth which merged to form the new Birmingham Ladywood constituency.
He is an elected Councillor for the Birmingham Ladywood ward (1980-), and was leader of the Labour Group of Birmingham City Council (1999-2015;[4] succeeding Theresa Stewart), Leader of Birmingham City Council (2012–2015 and from 1999[3]–2004) and Chair of the Economic Development portfolio. He was the Chair of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (2006–13).[1][3] He is an elected member of the European Union's Committee of the Regions (CoR; 1992-)[1] and its former president (2002–2004). He is a director of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.
He stood for Birmingham Selly Oak in the 1987 general election, losing to Conservative incumbent Anthony Beaumont-Dark by 20,721 votes (39.3%) to 23,305 (44.2%).
As Chair of Economic Development and Leader of Birmingham City Council, he was responsible for shaping the major social and economic regeneration of Birmingham during the 1980s and 1990s. This included the negotiation and delivery of one of the first public private partnerships in the UK with the then Conservative government and channelling-in European regional aid funding. This provided infrastructural leverage and partnerships that made him directly involved in the creation of the International Convention Centre (ICC),[3] the National Indoor Arena (NIA), Birmingham's Symphony Hall, the re-development of Brindleyplace and refurbishment of The Mailbox and canalsides in the central area of Birmingham, the pedestrianisation of New Street[3] and removal of the "concrete collar" road network in the central Birmingham area and the redevelopment of the Bull Ring,[3] now one of the busiest shopping areas in the UK.
In 1986 Bore formed the Eurocities network[1] between the cities of Birmingham, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Milan, Lyon and Rotterdam.
As a member of the EU-Committee of the Regions since its creation in 1992, he has drafted legislative opinions on behalf of local government across Europe on issues including, the European Convention of Human Rights, the Lisbon Treaty, EU-Enlargement, EU-Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion Policies and the European Union budget.
Business career
[edit]Bore is a non-executive director of Birmingham Symphony Hall, Optima Community Housing Association, Marketing Birmingham, National Exhibition Centre Limited, Colmore Business District Ltd and Birmingham Technology Ltd. From 1999-2004 he was a board member of the West Midlands Regional Development Agency.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Bore has a daughter and a grandson from his first marriage.[5][6] He also has two adult sons[5] from his second marriage to Najma Hafeez, a management consultant, former Birmingham City Councillor and former Chairwoman of City Hospital.[7][8] In 1995 he was acquitted of assault after she accused him of throwing coffee in her face.[2] In 2002, Bore met Victoria Quinn in Brussels as he attended the Committee of the Regions.[9] They began dating shortly after and married in 2014. Quinn was also a Councillor, for the Sparkbrook ward, to which she was elected in a November 2011 by-election to succeed Salma Yaqoob.[10] Quinn stood for Druids Heat ward following boundary changes in 2018 but was defeated.
Bore was knighted in the 2002 New Year honours for services to local government.[3][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Pilkington, Lisa (30 June 2012). "Sir Albert Bore: Back to the future". Estates Gazette. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Neil Elkes (15 October 2015). "Sir Albert still has ambitions for Birmingham". The Birmingham Post. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sir Albert Bore". Birmingham Post. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ "Sir Albert Bore Announces His Resignation as Birmingham Council Leader".
- ^ a b Dee Katwa (19 May 2012). "Goodbye Mike Whitby, welcome Albert Bore". Asian Voice. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ Graeme Brown (7 August 2014). "Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore weds". The Birmingham Post. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ Neil Elkes (13 June 2016). "Najma Hafeez: Brum's first Muslim woman councillor aiming to be West Midlands mayor". The Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Erdington millionaire in court charged with assaulting former city councillor wife". The Birmingham Mail. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ Jon Griffin (4 August 2014). "Sir Albert Bore marries Birmingham councillor Victoria Quinn". The Birmingham Post. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Labour Party celebrate by-election win in Sparkbrook". The Birmingham Mail. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Honours shared across England". BBC. 31 December 2001. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
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[edit]- Living people
- Labour Party (UK) councillors
- People from Ayrshire
- Knights Bachelor
- British nuclear physicists
- Academics of Aston University
- Councillors in Birmingham, West Midlands
- 1946 births
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- Leaders of local authorities of England
- Presidents of the European Committee of the Regions