Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh

Peter Richard Charles Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh ( born July 24, 1945) is a British Labour Party politician and life peer.

Biography

Peter Smith was since 1978 a member of the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council and was from 1982 to 1991 Chairman of the Finanzkommittees. Since 1991 he was the head of the municipal council. It was in August 1999 as Baron Smith of Leigh, of Wigan in the County of Greater Manchester Life Peer. Since 2005 he was treasurer of the Rugby League Group and since 2006 Vice - Chair of the PLP Departmental Committee for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. He is currently (as of November 2012) supports the Chairman of the Local Government Leadership, an organization, developing leadership skills at the local government level.

Since 2012, Smith is the Chairman of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.