Richard Watts | |
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Mayor of London's Deputy Chief of Staff | |
Assumed office May 2021 | |
Leader of Islington London Borough Council | |
In office 10 October 2013 โ 20 May 2021 | |
Deputy | Janet Burgess |
Preceded by | Catherine West |
Succeeded by | Kaya Comer-Schwartz |
Labour Party Group Leader on Islington London Borough Council | |
In office 10 October 2013 โ 20 May 2021 | |
Deputy | Janet Burgess |
Preceded by | Catherine West |
Councillor for Islington London Borough Council | |
In office 4 May 2006 โ 20 May 2021 | |
Ward | Tollington |
Preceded by | Daniel Bonner |
Personal details | |
Born | 1975 |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Durham University |
Richard Watts (born 1975), is a Labour Party politician. He is currently Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.[1][2]
He was previously Council Leader of Islington London Borough Council, England. He was elected to that role in October 2013.[3] In the borough elections of May 2014 he led the Islington Labour Party to an increased majority on the council.[4]