Albert Bore

Sir Albert Bore (born 1946 in Ayrshire, Scotland) is a British Labour Party politician and former leader of Birmingham City Council. He has served as one of the councillors representing Ladywood ward since 1980. He was a lecturer in physics at Aston University from 1974 to 1999.

On 22 October Sir Albert resigned as the leader of Birmingham City Council effective 1 December 2015, when he was succeeded by his Labour party colleague John Clancy.

Career

Academic career

Bore lectured in nuclear reactor physics at Aston University from 1974 to 1999. He holds a PhD in nuclear reactor physics from the University of Birmingham and an honorary doctorate from the University of Aston.

Political career

He is an elected Councillor for the Birmingham Ladywood ward (1980-), and was leader of the Labour Group of Birmingham City Council (1999-2015; succeeding Theresa Stewart), Leader of Birmingham City Council (2012–2015 and from 1999–2004) and Chair of the Economic Development portfolio. He was the Chair of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust(2006–13). He is an elected Member of the European Union's Committee of the Regions (CoR; 1992-) and its former President (2002–2004). He is a Director of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.