Paul Tilsley CBE | |
|---|---|
 Paul Tilsley in April 2011 | |
| Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 3 May 2012 | |
| Leader | Mike Whitby |
| Preceded by | John Hemming |
| Lord Mayor of Birmingham | |
| In office 1993–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Barwell |
| Succeeded by | Richard Knowles |
| Member of Birmingham City Council for Sheldon | |
| Assumed office May 1988 | |
| Member of Birmingham City Council for Aston | |
| In office May 1968 – May 1982 | |
| Deputy Lord Mayor of Birmingham | |
| In office March 2017 – May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Birmingham |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Paul Tilsley CBE is a British local politician. He was deputy leader of Birmingham City Council and the senior Liberal Democrat in the council's ruling Liberal Democrat–Conservative coalition.[1] As of 2023[update], he is the council's longest-serving member,[2] and was previously Lord Mayor of Birmingham, in 1993–4.
As a councillor, he represents the ward of Sheldon,[1] and was previously a councillor in Aston ward.[1] He was Chairman of the Birmingham Strategic Partnership from October 2005 until May 2012.
In January 2016, he announced his decision to stand down as leader of the council's Lib Dem group, a position held since June 2005, but to remain a back bencher.[2]
Following the death in March 2017 of Cllr Ray Hassall, who was Deputy Lord Mayor, Tilsley was elected by the Council to complete his term of office.
- ^ a b c "Councillor Paul Tilsley MBE". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ a b Elkes, Neil (11 January 2016). "Birmingham's Lib Dem leader steps down after almost ten years at the helm". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 11 January 2016.