Peter Mason (politician)

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Peter Elijah Jonathan Mason (born Peter Robert Ness) is a British Labour politician and town planner [1] who, since May 2021, is the leader of Ealing London Borough Council. [2] He was first elected to Ealing Council in 2014. He was previously Ealing's Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning & Transformation and, from 2013 to 2021, National Secretary of the Jewish Labour Movement. [1] [3] [4]

Mason is the former director of London Jewish Forum. Following a report by former Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti that recommended a transfer of powers to the Labour Party's National Constitutional Committee (NCC), he was elected to the NCC (which now handles disciplinary cases). [5] In September 2024 he was elected to the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Peter Mason". Ealing Labour. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. "New Ealing Council leadership and cabinet announced" (Press release). Ealing London Borough Council. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. "National secretary of Jewish Labour Movement is new leader of Ealing Council". Jewish News . 11 May 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. "LGA Governance: Cllr Peter Mason". Local Government Association . Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. Oryszczuk, Stephen (27 July 2016). "Jewish Labour chief elected to party's constitutional committee". Jewish News . Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. Harpin, Lee (19 September 2024). "Ex-JLM leader Peter Mason elected onto Labour's ruling NEC body". Jewish News . Retrieved 20 September 2024.