Sir David Williams | |
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Born | 8 June 1939 |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Christine |
Awards | Knight Bachelor 1999; Companion of the Order of the British Empire |
Sir David Reeve Williams CBE (born 8 June 1939) is a British politician and former Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council, [1] [2] where he was a local government councillor for forty years. [1] [3] In July 2017 he was presented with the Freedom of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. [2]
Williams studied at Durham University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and Economics. [4] After university he worked as a systems analyst for IBM from 1961 until 1970. [4]
Williams was a local government councillor for Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside from 1974 to 2014. [1] He was Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council from 1983 to 2001. [2] [4]
He was knighted in the 1999 Birthday Honours for services to local government and to the Local Government Association. [5] [6]
He lives in Petersham, London with his wife Christine.
Sir David Williams | |
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Born | 8 June 1939 |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Christine |
Awards | Knight Bachelor 1999; Companion of the Order of the British Empire |
Sir David Reeve Williams CBE (born 8 June 1939) is a British politician and former Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council, [1] [2] where he was a local government councillor for forty years. [1] [3] In July 2017 he was presented with the Freedom of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. [2]
Williams studied at Durham University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and Economics. [4] After university he worked as a systems analyst for IBM from 1961 until 1970. [4]
Williams was a local government councillor for Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside from 1974 to 2014. [1] He was Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council from 1983 to 2001. [2] [4]
He was knighted in the 1999 Birthday Honours for services to local government and to the Local Government Association. [5] [6]
He lives in Petersham, London with his wife Christine.