Oli has lived in Harborne all his life. He was educated at King Edward’s School Birmingham, and at the University of Sheffield, where he wrote his dissertation on Parliamentary Procedure. He is currently training to be a lawyer. His political heroes are John Biffen and Margaret Thatcher. Oli feels passionately about localism, decentralisation and abating central government.
John has been Cabinet Member for Housing on Birmingham City Council since June 2004. He is a councillor for Bartley Green Ward and married to Kathleen. Their son Bruce is also a Bartley Green councillor. Between 2012-2013 John served as Lord Mayor of Birmingham.
Deirdre has been a Councillor for Edgbaston Ward since 1999. During this time she has served in a number of roles on Birmingham City Council and is currently Shadow Cabinet Member for Sustainability. Deirdre lives in Harborne with her husband John, who has been a Harborne Councillor since 1983. John and Deirdre served as Birmingham’s Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress during 2003/4.
