Warwick Martin Lightfoot (born 1957) is a British

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politician, economist, and former political adviser. He has been a councillor in the

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since 1986, and has stood for numerous other positions, including Member of Parliament,

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and Mayor of the

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. Lightfoot attended the

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, where he was active in the

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, becoming

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. After graduating, Lightfoot became an economist. He served as a

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to the

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, and to three Chancellors –

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, and

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– between 1989 and 1992. He then worked for the

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. Lightfoot was first elected to

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at the 1986 election. He has been the Cabinet Member for Finance and IT since 2009. He was previously the Cabinet Member for Community Safety (2006–2009) and for Social Services and Health (2001–2003). He ran for Parliament in Liverpool Mossley Hill in 1987 – finishing third – and

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in 1997– losing the seat to the Liberal Democrats.

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British special advisers Councillors in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Living people Presidents of the Oxford Union Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates 1957 births {{UK-politician-stub