Cllr Steve Reed

Executive member for children's services and skills and employment (Labour)

Councillor Steve Reed was elected Leader of Lambeth Council in 2006 winning re-election with an increased majority in 2010, the first time any administration has been re-elected in Lambeth for twenty years.  He has been a councillor for Brixton Hill Ward since 1998 and is the executive member for children’s services and skills and employment.

Steve launched a major public consultation in June 2010 on proposals to establish Lambeth as Britain's first cooperative council, aiming to encourage public sector organisations to work more closely with communities and services users to deliver more responsive services offering better value for money. Steve has previously held the Housing portfolio at London Councils (2008-10), he is Deputy Leader-elect of the LGA Labour Group, and chairman of Central London Forward. 

Before entering politics Steve worked in academic and professional publishing for a number of global publishing and information organisations.