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The Greater London Council
Greater London Council
The Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area...

's political leadership was in the hands of a Leader and a number of committees. Detailed policy proposals in the service areas were set by the committees, with the leadership nominating the Chairs who also had a degree of executive responsibility outside of meetings. The Chairs of the Committees also formed an unofficial Cabinet
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...

 which advised the Leader on policy and through which the Leader could take political soundings.

Formally the committees were divided into Standing Committees and Special Committees. Eventually the cabinet was formed as the 'Leader's Committee' which was a Special Committee.

Fiske administration (1964-1967)

Committee Chairman Date Notes
Standing Committees
Alexandra Park
Alexandra Park, London
Alexandra Park is an 80 hectare, Green Flag Award and Green Heritage winning landscaped park in the Borough of Haringey in north London.-Overview:...

 and Palace
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green...

Louis Vitoria 13 June 1966 Set up in 1966.
Ambulance Florence Cayford
Florence Cayford
Dame Florence Evelyne Cayford, DBE, JP was a Labour politician in London.From 1937 until 1965 Cayford served as a member of Hampstead Borough Council, leading the Labour group 1945-58. She represented Hampstead as Alderman on the London County Council, of which she was Chairman in 1960...

29 May 1964
George Palmer 22 April 1966
Establishment and Supplies Norman Prichard 28 May 1964 Committee abolished, 6 April 1965
Establishment Sidney Melman 29 April 1965 Set up in 1965.
Finance Reg Goodwin
Reg Goodwin
Sir Reginald Eustace Goodwin was a British politician. He was Leader of the Greater London Council from 1973-77. On the moderate wing of the Labour Party, he nonetheless favoured public control of utilities.-Family background:Goodwin was from a middle-class family of five and was born in Streatham...

2 June 1964
Fire Brigade Ellis Garton 29 May 1964
General Purposes Victor Mishcon
Victor Mishcon, Baron Mishcon
Victor Mishcon, Baron Mishcon, QC, DL was a leading British solicitor and a Labour politician. His firm acted for Diana, Princess of Wales in her divorce...

8 June 1964
Highways and Traffic Richard Edmonds 5 June 1964
Jane Phillips 9 April 1965
Housing Evelyn Denington
Evelyn Denington, Baroness Denington
Evelyn Joyce Denington, Baroness Denington DBE was a British politician. She served as chair of the Stevenage Development Corporation from 1966 to 1980 and chair of the Greater London Council from 1975 to 1976....

3 June 1964
Licensing Alec Grant 14 April 1965 Set up in 1965.
New and Expanding Towns Jane Phillips 27 May 1964
Richard Edmonds 7 April 1965
Parks and Smallholdings Sidney Melman 29 May 1964
Peggy Jay 30 April 1965
Planning and Communications Christopher Higgins 2 June 1964
Public Health Services Albert Samuels 27 May 1964
Staff Appeals Harry Lamborn
Harry Lamborn
Harry George Lamborn , British Labour Party politician, was born in London and had a background in the British Trade Union movement — specifically his union USDAW, local government and the London Co-operative movement....

4 May 1965 Set up in 1965.
Supplies Samuel Boyce 4 May 1965 Set up in 1965.
Special Committees
Selection Bill Fiske April 27, 1964 Nominated members to the other committees.

Plummer
Desmond Plummer
Arthur Desmond Herne Plummer, Baron Plummer of St Marylebone was a Conservative Party politician in London and the longest serving Leader of the Greater London Council....

 administration (1967-1973)

Committee Chairman Date Notes
Standing Committees
Alexandra Park
Alexandra Park, London
Alexandra Park is an 80 hectare, Green Flag Award and Green Heritage winning landscaped park in the Borough of Haringey in north London.-Overview:...

 and Palace
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green...

Reginald Marks 2 May 1967 Abolished, 23 July 1968.
Ambulance Robert Mitchell 28 April 1970
Andrew Jardine 4 May 1971
Arts and Recreation Harold Sebag-Montefiore 23 July 1968 Set up in 1968.
Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...

 Joint Development
The Countess of Dartmouth
Raine de Chambrun
Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer is a British socialite and local politician. She is the daughter of novelist Barbara Cartland and Alexander McCorquodale. However her mother later alleged that she was fathered by Prince George, Duke of Kent. At aged 23, she became the youngest member of...

4 May 1971 Set up in 1971.
Robert Mitchell 13 September 1972
Environmental Planning Robert Vigars 28 April 1970 Set up in 1970.
Richard Brew 4 May 1971
Establishment Sir Graham Rowlandson 2 May 1967
Maurice Gaffney 9 October 1969
Leslie Freeman 28 April 1970
Finance and Scrutiny Sir Graham Rowlandson 28 April 1970 Set up in 1970.
Finance and Supplies Sir Louis Gluckstein
Louis Gluckstein
Colonel Sir Louis Halle Gluckstein, GBE, TD, KC, DL was a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician.- Career :Gluckstein was educated at St Paul's School and Lincoln College, Oxford...

2 May 1967
Roland Freeman 14 May 1968
Sir Graham Rowlandson 30 September 1969 Abolished, 28 April 1970.
Fire Brigade Robert Mitchell 28 April 1970 Set up in 1970.
Andrew Jardine 4 May 1971
Fire Brigade and Ambulance Robert Mitchell 2 May 1967 Abolished, 23 July 1968.
General Purposes Leslie Freeman 2 May 1967
Sir Percy Rugg 12 May 1969
Frank Abbott 28 April 1970
Geoffrey Chase-Gardner 7 February 1972
Highways and Traffic Robert Vigars 2 May 1967 Abolished, 23 July 1968.
Housing Horace Cutler
Horace Cutler
Sir Horace Walter Cutler OBE was a British politician and Leader of the Greater London Council from 1977 to 1981. He was noted for his showmanship and flair for publicity, although sceptical of the merits of the authority he was in charge of.-Origin:Cutler was born in Stoke Newington, London into...

2 May 1967
Geoffrey Chase-Gardner 28 April 1970
Bernard Perkins 3 February 1972
Licensing Harold Sebag-Montefiore 2 May 1967 Abolished, 23 July 1968
New and Expanding Towns George Everitt 2 May 1967 Abolished, 28 April 1970
Parks and Smallholdings Gordon Dixon 2 May 1967 Abolished, 28 April 1970
Planning and Communications Geoffrey Aplin 2 May 1967
Thomas Scott 13 May 1968 Abolished, 23 July 1968
Planning and Transportation Robert Vigars 23 July 1968 Set up in 1968; abolished, 28 April 1970.
Policy and Resources Horace Cutler
Horace Cutler
Sir Horace Walter Cutler OBE was a British politician and Leader of the Greater London Council from 1977 to 1981. He was noted for his showmanship and flair for publicity, although sceptical of the merits of the authority he was in charge of.-Origin:Cutler was born in Stoke Newington, London into...

28 April 1970 Set up in 1970.
Policy Steering Desmond Plummer
Desmond Plummer
Arthur Desmond Herne Plummer, Baron Plummer of St Marylebone was a Conservative Party politician in London and the longest serving Leader of the Greater London Council....

23 July 1968 Set up in 1968; abolished, 28 April 1970.
Public Health Services Peter Black 2 May 1967 Abolished, 23 July 1968
Public Services Peter Black 23 July 1968
Maurice Gaffney 28 April 1970
Peter Black 7 June 1971
Scrutiny Harold Mote 23 July 1968 Set up in 1968; abolished, 28 April 1970.
Strategic Planning Dr Gerard Vaughan
Gerard Folliott Vaughan
Sir Gerard Folliot Vaughan was a psychiatrist and UK politician, who reached ministerial rank during the Thatcher administration...

23 July 1968
Robert Vigars 4 May 1971
Thamesmead
Thamesmead
Thamesmead is a district of south-east London, England, located in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. It is situated east of Charing Cross....

Seton Forbes-Cockell 2 May 1967 Died, 19 September 1971
David Harris 13 October 1971
Town Development George Everitt 28 April 1970
Peter Black 4 May 1971
Bernard Brook-Partridge 7 June 1971
Special Committees
Staff Appeals Robert Turner 2 May 1967 Died 27 September 1968.
Sir Louis Gluckstein
Louis Gluckstein
Colonel Sir Louis Halle Gluckstein, GBE, TD, KC, DL was a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician.- Career :Gluckstein was educated at St Paul's School and Lincoln College, Oxford...

2 May 1969
Procedure Desmond Plummer
Desmond Plummer
Arthur Desmond Herne Plummer, Baron Plummer of St Marylebone was a Conservative Party politician in London and the longest serving Leader of the Greater London Council....

5 July 1967 Abolished, 28 April 1970.
Leader's Council Desmond Plummer
Desmond Plummer
Arthur Desmond Herne Plummer, Baron Plummer of St Marylebone was a Conservative Party politician in London and the longest serving Leader of the Greater London Council....

23 July 1968

Goodwin
Reg Goodwin
Sir Reginald Eustace Goodwin was a British politician. He was Leader of the Greater London Council from 1973-77. On the moderate wing of the Labour Party, he nonetheless favoured public control of utilities.-Family background:Goodwin was from a middle-class family of five and was born in Streatham...

 administration (1973-1977)

Committee Chairman Date Notes
Standing Committees
Ambulance Tony Judge 4 May 1973 Abolished, 14 May 1974.
Arts and Recreation Ellis Hillman 4 May 1973
Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...

 Joint Development
Tom Ponsonby 4 May 1973
Jean Merriton 13 May 1975
Fire Brigade John Henry 4 May 1973
General Purposes Dr Stephen Haseler 4 May 1973
Tony Banks
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford
Anthony Louis Banks, Baron Stratford was a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament from 1983 to 2005, before being made a Member of the House of Lords. In government, he served for two years as Minister for Sport...

13 May 1975
Housing Administration Marie Jenkins 4 May 1973 Abolished, 14 May 1974.
Housing Development Gladys Dimson 4 May 1973
Richard Balfe
Richard Balfe
-Early life:Born in Barton Mills, Mildenhall, Suffolk, Balfe spent time in a children's home in Sheffield. He began working in a bakery in 1960 and joined USDAW...

13 May 1975
Housing Management Tony Judge 14 May 1974 Set up in 1974.
Planning Edward Bell 4 May 1973
Norman Howard 14 May 1974
Policy and Resources Illtyd Harrington 4 May 1973
Public Services Arthur Edwards 4 May 1973
Thamesmead
Thamesmead
Thamesmead is a district of south-east London, England, located in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. It is situated east of Charing Cross....

Richard Balfe
Richard Balfe
-Early life:Born in Barton Mills, Mildenhall, Suffolk, Balfe spent time in a children's home in Sheffield. He began working in a bakery in 1960 and joined USDAW...

4 May 1973
William Simson 13 May 1975
Town Development Robert Crane 4 May 1973
Edward Bell 14 May 1974
Stephen Hatch 13 May 1975
Transport Evelyn Denington
Evelyn Denington, Baroness Denington
Evelyn Joyce Denington, Baroness Denington DBE was a British politician. She served as chair of the Stevenage Development Corporation from 1966 to 1980 and chair of the Greater London Council from 1975 to 1976....

4 May 1973
Jim Daly 13 May 1975
Special Committees
Leader's Council Sir Reg Goodwin
Reg Goodwin
Sir Reginald Eustace Goodwin was a British politician. He was Leader of the Greater London Council from 1973-77. On the moderate wing of the Labour Party, he nonetheless favoured public control of utilities.-Family background:Goodwin was from a middle-class family of five and was born in Streatham...

4 May 1973
Staff Appeals Anna Grieves 4 May 1973

Cutler
Horace Cutler
Sir Horace Walter Cutler OBE was a British politician and Leader of the Greater London Council from 1977 to 1981. He was noted for his showmanship and flair for publicity, although sceptical of the merits of the authority he was in charge of.-Origin:Cutler was born in Stoke Newington, London into...

 administration (1977-1981)

Committee Chairman Date Notes
Standing Committees
Arts Bernard Brook-Partridge 24 May 1977
Fredk. Weyer 16 May 1978
Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...

Alan Greengross 24 May 1977
Dr Mark Lister Patterson 16 May 1978
Finance and Establishment Alan Hardy 24 May 1977
Fire Brigade Tom Ham 24 May 1977
General Management Geoffrey Seaton 24 May 1977
Historic Buildings William Bell 24 May 1977
Housing Development Geoffrey Aplin 24 May 1977
Lawrence Bains 18 June 1979
Housing Management Jean Tatham 24 May 1977
David Ashby
David Ashby
David Glynn Ashby was the Conservative Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire from 1983 until he stood down in 1997.He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe and the University of Bristol...

13 February 1979
Housing Policy George Tremlett
George Tremlett
George William Tremlett is a British author, bookshop owner, and former politician.-Writing:According to his own mini-biography, after leaving King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon Tremlett worked for the Coventry Evening Telegraph from 1957 as a TV columnist and pop music reviewer...

24 May 1977
Industry and Employment Mervyn Scorgie 24 May 1977
Legal and Parliamentary James Lemkin 24 May 1977
David Ashby
David Ashby
David Glynn Ashby was the Conservative Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire from 1983 until he stood down in 1997.He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe and the University of Bristol...

16 May 1978
John Major 13 February 1979
London Transport Harold Mote 24 May 1977
Dr Gordon Taylor 16 May 1978
Harold Mote 19 December 1979
Open Spaces and Recreation Sydney Ripley 24 May 1977
Planning, Central Area Herbert Sandford 24 May 1977
Planning, North Area William Clack 24 May 1977
Alan Greengross 16 May 1978
John Putnam 18 June 1979
Planning, South Area Joan Wykes 24 May 1977
Planning and Communications Policy Shelagh Roberts 24 May 1977
Alan Greengross 18 June 1979
Policy and Resources Richard Brew 24 May 1977
Professional and General Services Robert Mitchell 24 May 1977
Cyril Taylor 18 June 1979
Public Services and Safety Dr Gordon Taylor 24 May 1977
Bernard Brook-Partridge 16 May 1978
Stanley Bolton 7 February 1979
Recreation and Community Services Policy Peter Black 24 May 1977
Thamesmead
Thamesmead
Thamesmead is a district of south-east London, England, located in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. It is situated east of Charing Cross....

Victor Langton 24 May 1977
Town Development Frank Smith 24 May 1977
Special Committees
Leader's Horace Cutler
Horace Cutler
Sir Horace Walter Cutler OBE was a British politician and Leader of the Greater London Council from 1977 to 1981. He was noted for his showmanship and flair for publicity, although sceptical of the merits of the authority he was in charge of.-Origin:Cutler was born in Stoke Newington, London into...

24 May 1977
Scrutiny Sir Malby Crofton, Bt. 24 May 1977
James Lemkin 16 May 1978
Staff Appeals Muriel Gumbel 24 May 1977
Construction Branch Contracts Review Horace Cutler
Horace Cutler
Sir Horace Walter Cutler OBE was a British politician and Leader of the Greater London Council from 1977 to 1981. He was noted for his showmanship and flair for publicity, although sceptical of the merits of the authority he was in charge of.-Origin:Cutler was born in Stoke Newington, London into...

15 May 1979 Set up in 1979.
Local Government Bill
Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 was responsible for the establishment of Development Corporations, including the London Docklands Development Corporation....

Richard Brew 14 January 1980 Set up in 1980.
Housing Bill
Housing Act 1980
The Housing Act 1980 was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that gave five million council house tenants in England and Wales the Right to Buy their house from their local authority. The Act came into force on the 3 October 1980 and is seen as a defining policy of...

George Tremlett 5 February 1980 Set up in 1980.

Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...

 administration (1981-1986)

Committee Chairman Date Notes
Standing Committees
Arts and Recreation Tony Banks
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford
Anthony Louis Banks, Baron Stratford was a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament from 1983 to 2005, before being made a Member of the House of Lords. In government, he served for two years as Minister for Sport...

28 May 1981
Peter Pitt 22 May 1984
Ethnic Minorities Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...

28 May 1981
Finance and General Purposes Dr Anthony Hart 28 May 1981
John McDonnell
John McDonnell (politician)
John Martin McDonnell is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Hayes and Harlington since 1997; he serves as Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group, the Labour Representation Committee, and the "Public Services Not Private Profit Group"...

11 May 1982 Replaced by Michael Ward
as Acting Chair, March 1985.
Alex Mackay 21 May 1985
Greater London Manpower Board Gareth Daniel 11 May 1982 Set up in 1982. Renamed Greater London
Training Board, 3 May 1983.
Housing Gladys Dimson 28 May 1981
Anthony McBrearty 11 May 1982
Industry and Employment Mike Ward 28 May 1981
Legal and General Harvey Hinds 28 May 1981
John Wilson
John Wilson (British politician)
John Wilson was a Labour Party member of the Greater London Council from May 1977 until the council was abolished in 1986. He was Chief Whip of the Labour group in 1984 when Ken Livingstone resigned from the GLC to force a by-election aimed at showing the popularity of the GLC. Wilson acted as...

3 May 1983
Planning Ed Gouge 28 May 1981
George Nicholson 3 May 1983
Police Paul Boateng
Paul Boateng
Paul Yaw Boateng, Baron Boateng is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Brent South from 1987 to 2005, becoming the UK's first black Cabinet Minister in May 2002, when he was appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury...

28 May 1981
Policy and Performance Review Illtyd Harrington 28 May 1981
Harvey Hinds 22 May 1984 Renamed Policy and Performance, 21 May 1985.
Public Services and Fire Brigade Simon Turney 28 May 1981
Staff John Carr 28 May 1981
Technical Services Alex Mackay 3 May 1983 Set up in 1983.
Sir Ashley Bramall
Ashley Bramall
Sir Ashley Bramall was a British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament for Bexley from 1946 to 1950 and Leader of the Inner London Education Authority for 11 years.-Family and early career:...

21 May 1985
Transport Dave Wetzel 28 May 1981
Women's Valerie Wise 11 May 1982 Set up in 1982.
Special Committees
Policy Co-ordinating Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...

28 May 1981
Staff Appeals Harry Kay 28 May 1981
John Ward 22 May 1984
Local Government Finance Bill Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...

11 May 1982 Set up in 1982; abolished, 3 May 1983.
Matters relating to the
Council's Future Existence
and Functions
Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...

22 May 1984 Set up in 1984.
Illtyd Harrington 21 May 1985
Policy and Resources Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...

21 May 1985 Set up in 1985.
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