Liam Robinson (politician)

Robinson was elected as a councillor for Kensington and Fairfield in 2008, succeeding Liberal Democrat councillor Frank Doran.^[4] He has since held various roles in the city, chairing Merseytravel^[5] and serving on the board of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.^[6]

Robinson worked for Network Rail at Liverpool Lime Street railway station for sixteen years prior to becoming leader of Liverpool City Council.^[2]

Robinson was elected as the Leader of Liverpool City Council's Labour group in November 2022,^[5] being formally elected as leader of the council in May 2023 following the Labour group gaining a majority of seats in the May 2023 local elections. In 2012, Liverpool's went for a mayoral system of a directly elected mayor.^[7] The mayor was abolished in 2023 with Robinson succeeding the last mayor Joanne Anderson.

Upon taking office, Robinson pledged to continue Anderson's work in addressing the 2021 government report into the council, which criticised its "severe breakdowns of governance".^[8] Additionally, he stated that he intended to build more homes in Liverpool and advocate for more devolution of power to Liverpool City Region.^[9]

As leader of the Liverpool City Council, a constituent council of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Robinson also serves on the Mayor's Cabinet and since 2024 has been the Cabinet Member for Innovation.

Robinson is married with two children. He supports Manchester United F.C..^[1]