Stephen Brady (British politician)
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Stephen Brady OBE (born in Hull in 1945) was the Leader of Hull City Council, a unitary authority, from 2011 for the Labour Party.[1] He stepped down from the position after the 2021 election.[2] In 2018 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) following the success of Hull UK City of Culture 2017.[3]
Stephen Brady, known as Steve Brady, was born in Hull in 1945. His father was a dock worker who served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He is of Irish descent. In his teens he was a member of the Young Christian Workers. Brady spent much of his working life at BP, Saltend, near Hull and later ran a newsagents shop in East Hull. A long-time trade unionist and Labour Party member, he was elected Councillor of Southcoates Ward (formerly Southcoates West Ward) in 2000 and became Leader of the Labour Group in 2007.[1]