Mike Tuffrey

Mike Tuffrey
Member of the London Assembly for the Liberal Democrats (London-wide)
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 February 2002
Preceded by	Louise Bloom
Personal details
Born	30 September 1959 (1959-09-30) (age 52)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal Democrats
Religion	Roman Catholic

Michael William Tuffrey is a Liberal Democrat politician and member of the London Assembly.^[1] He took his seat on 18 February 2002 replacing Louise Bloom who had resigned.^[2] He was re-elected in 2004 and 2008 leading the Liberal Democrat group and chairing various London Assembly committees. He is a member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority first appointed in 2002 and serving as leader of the Liberal Democrat Group 2006 to 2008.^[3] Tuffrey was appointed to the London Sustainable Development Commission in 2004 and reappointed by Boris Johnson for a second term in 2008.^[4]

Tuffrey was narrowly beaten by former Metropolitan Police officer Brian Paddick in standing for nomination as the Liberal Democrats' candidate for Mayor of London in 2012.^[5]

Biography

Michael Tuffrey was born in Orpington and grew up in Bromley. He was educated at Douai School, an independent Catholic school in Woolhampton. He then studied Economics at Durham University. He moved to Brixton where he got his first job as an accountant and started his political life as a member of the Greater London Council (1985-6) and was a councillor of the London Borough of Lambeth from 1990 to 2002. He led Lambeth Council between 1994 and 1998.^[6]

Tuffrey was Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly group from May 2006 until May 2010. He is a member of the Assembly's Environment, Planning and Housing, and Audit Committees and is Deputy Chair of the Budget and Performance Management Committee.^[7] The Evening Standard named Tuffrey as one of the thousand most influential Londoners for his work on the environment.^[8]

Tuffrey is a qualified Chartered Accountant, and has worked as a finance director for a national charity before starting up a consultancy business, Corporate Citizenship.^[9]

Tuffrey is married and has three children. He lives with his family in Clapham, London. He is a parishoner of St Mary's Catholic Church, Clapham.^[10]

London Mayoral campaign

Mike Tuffrey launches his campaign to become London Mayor with Susan Kramer and his team of London Liberal Democrats campaigners at City Hall

On 15 June 2011, Tuffrey launched his bid to become the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London in the 2012 election.^[11] Running against Lembit Öpik, Tuffrey is "widely tipped to become the Liberal Democrats' candidate".^[12] He emerged after nominations were reopened as the "anyone-but-Lembit" candidate, with Öpik's detractors claiming that he lacked gravitas and his supporters claiming only he had a sufficiently high profile.^[13]

References

1. ^ "Mike Tuffrey seeks Lib Dem London mayor nomination". BBC. 5 June 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13773996. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
2. ^ Minutes of London Assembly meeting 27 February 2002
3. ^ Mike Tuffrey London Fire Brigade Profile
4. ^ Mike Tuffrey London Sustainable Development Commission Profile
5. ^ [1]
6. ^ Liberal Democrats Federal Website
7. ^ 'London Assembly appoints it committee chairs' GLA Press release 4 May 2011
8. ^ Evening Standard 30 Nov 2007
9. ^ Mike Tuffrey Official Website Biography Section, 21 June 2011
10. ^ Biography on Liberal Democrats Federal Website
11. ^ "Mike Tuffrey seeks Lib Dem London mayor nomination". BBC News. 15 June 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13773996. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 
12. ^ Hill, Dave (20 June 2011). "Earls Court project: a 'national test case for localism'?". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/davehillblog/2011/jun/20/capital-and-counties-confirm-despire-to-demolish-earls-court-council-estates. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 
13. ^ Woodhouse, Craig (14 June 2011). "Mayor race 'risks becoming Punch and Judy fight'". Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23960445-mayor-race-risks-becoming-punch-and-judy-fight.do. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 

Bibliography

• Who's Who 2008, (A. & C. Black, 2007)

External links

• Mike Tuffrey official mayoral candidacy site
• Mike Tuffrey Liberal Democrat Voice members survey on London Mayoral Candidates
• Mike Tuffrey news about Mayor of London campaign
• Mike Tuffrey official London Assembly Group site
• Mike Tuffrey biography from the London Assembly
• Mike Tuffrey profile at the site of London Liberal Democrats
• [2] a detailed biography and information about his career, education and religion

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