John Clancy (Labour politician)
Professor John Clancy | |
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Clancy in Birmingham Council House's Crystal Gallery, in 2015 | |
| Leader of Birmingham City Council | |
| In office 1 December 2015 – 11 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Albert Bore |
| Succeeded by | Ian Ward |
| Member of Birmingham City Council for Hodge Hill | |
| In office 2002–2006 | |
| Member of Birmingham City Council for Quinton | |
| In office May 2011 – March 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Occupation | Professor and politician |
| Known for | Former leader of Birmingham City Council |
John Clancy is a former political leader (2015–2017) of the largest local authority in Europe, Birmingham City Council, and is a visiting professor at Birmingham City University Business School, in the U.K.'s second largest city, Birmingham. He is a qualified solicitor.
He is an expert on public sector pension funds and hyper-local data and researches these areas in particular at Birmingham City University.
As political leader of Birmingham, he was in charge of an annual revenue budget of over £3 billion, and assets of over £6 billion.