Newsroom Special - Ian Greenwood OBE

    Newsroom Specials

    Friday, 16 November 2018 - 11 minutes

    Earlier this week many across Bradford district were shocked and deeply saddened by the news of Councillor Ian Greenwood passing away.

    In a career in local politics spanning four decades Councillor Greenwood was twice leader of the council. He represented the Little Horton ward from 1995 to 2012 and returned to the council this year to represent the Bolton and Undercliffe ward. He had previously served as a County Councillor on West Yorkshire County Council.

    Councillor Greenwood served as the Chair and latterly Vice Chair of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund and forged a national profile in the pensions industry as Chair of the Local Authorities Pensions Fund Forum (LAPFF) representing funds with a combined value of £230 billion.

    In 2013 he was awarded the OBE for services to local government.

    We were joined by community leaders, who passed on their messages of condolences and spoke about the legacy he leaves behind.

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