Stephen Greenhalgh, Baron Greenhalgh

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The Right Honourable
The Lord Greenhalgh
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Greenhalgh in 2012
Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire [1]
In office
18 March 2020 –8 July 2022

Greenhalgh caused controversy when police were handed a dossier arguing that between late 2010 and the summer of 2012 officers of the council he headed had promised an "early movers list" or "VIP list" of residents preferential treatment in the allocation of replacement homes if they gave their backing to the estates' being knocked down. The dossier argued that offering such inducements would amount to the offence of misconduct in public office. [18] Greenhalgh was also the subject of controversy in the first months of his appointment as the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. He apologised after a colleague stated that he had patted her on the bottom, although she apparently did not make an official complaint, and although he said he had no recollection of the alleged incident. [19] Greenhalgh sacked both the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive of MOPAC, with both of them being subject to non-disclosure agreements. He also had difficult relations with members of the London Assembly. [20] [21]

However, Greenhalgh has also been the subject of praise. The Daily Telegraph has often named him among the "Top 100 most influential Right-wingers". He ranked 88 in 2009, [22] 71 in 2010 [23] and 84 in 2011. [24] ConservativeHome named him the "Local Hero of the Year" for 2007/2008, after having received 8000 votes for him from the website's readers. [25]

Personal life

Greenhalgh is married with three children and lives in Fulham, west London. [4] His interests include motoring and tennis. He speaks French, German, and Italian. Since 2006, he has been a Trustee of the Camelia Botnar Arterial Research Foundation and since 2012 a governor of Hurlingham & Chelsea School. [6]

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