21 Facts About Albert Bore

Albert Bore has served as a member of Birmingham City Council for Ladywood ward since 1980.

Albert Bore 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, Albert Bore resigned as Leader effective 1 December, when he was succeeded by his Labour party colleague John Clancy.

Albert Bore moved to Birmingham in 1969 to study for a doctorate in nuclear reactor physics at the University of Birmingham.

Albert Bore was a lecturer in nuclear physics at Aston University from 1974 to 1999.

Albert 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, Albert Bore was elected to Birmingham City Council from the Ladywood ward, quickly gaining a reputation as a "left-wing firebrand".

Albert Bore has been re-elected ever since and is the longest-serving member of the Council.

Albert Bore has been a leading proponent of devolution and localism agendas in local governance since entering politics in 1974.

Albert Bore has published and lectured widely across Europe and internationally on the subject of city-building, urban renewal, devolution and local governance.

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 Albert 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.

Albert Bore is an elected Councillor for the Birmingham Ladywood ward, and was leader of the Labour Group of Birmingham City Council, Leader of Birmingham City Council and Chair of the Economic Development portfolio.

Albert Bore was the Chair of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

Albert Bore is an elected member of the European Union's Committee of the Regions and its former president.

Albert Bore stood for Birmingham Selly Oak in the 1987 general election, losing to Conservative incumbent Anthony Beaumont-Dark by 20,721 votes to 23,305.

In 1986 Albert Bore formed the Eurocities network between the cities of Birmingham, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Milan, Lyon and Rotterdam.

Albert 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.

Albert Bore has a daughter and a grandson from his first marriage.

Albert Bore has two adult sons from his second marriage to Najma Hafeez, a management consultant, former Birmingham City Councillor and former Chairwoman of City Hospital.

In 2002, Albert Bore met Victoria Quinn in Brussels as he attended the Committee of the Regions.

Albert Bore was knighted in the 2002 New Year honours for services to local government.