Anna Rothery is a British politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Liverpool from September 2019 to May 2021.
13 Facts About Anna Rothery
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Anna Rothery was born and raised at Belvidere Road in the city of Liverpool in the 1950s.
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Anna Rothery's father died when she was a child and her mother had to take care of Anna Rothery and her three siblings.
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Anna Rothery was educated at Granby Street Primary School, St Silas Junior School, and Paddington Comprehensive School.
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Anna Rothery earned a master's degree in Business and Regeneration.
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Since 2006, Anna Rothery has represented the Princes Park ward in the Parliamentary constituency of Liverpool Riverside.
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Anna Rothery became the first councillor of Liverpool to speak at the United Nations in Geneva on Religious, Linguistic and Cultural differences in 2012.
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Anna Rothery is the North West Ambassador for the British Institute for Human Rights, and is a member of various different groups, such as Merseyside Common Purpose and Operation Black Vote, a scheme which aims to get more Black, Asian and minority ethnic people into politics.
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Anna Rothery is the Programme Coordinator for Migrant Workers North West.
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In September 2019, Anna Rothery became the first black Lord Mayor in the history of the city of Liverpool after her predecessor resigned.
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On 14 February 2021, Anna Rothery announced via Twitter that, if elected, she would campaign to scrap the mayoral model in Liverpool.
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Anna Rothery indicated her intention to remain as an Independent member of Liverpool Council.
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From 2022 to 2023 Anna Rothery was the registered leader of the political party "Liverpool Community Independents", standing down after being named in as one of the Liverpool City Council councillors found to have evaded their parking fines.