John Leech (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Leech (politician)

British politician, born 1971

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1971

Place of Birth: Hastings, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Sampson Macfarlane Leech (born 11 April 1971) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is currently Leader of the Opposition on Manchester City Council.
He was the Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington from 2005 to 2015.
He was one of two Lib Dem MPs to vote against entering Coalition in 2010 and the first MP to speak out against the under-occupancy penalty (commonly called the 'bedroom tax') in Parliament.Leech served on the city council from 1998 and was elected to the House of Commons in the 2005 general election.
In the 2005–2010 Parliament he was a member of the Transport Select Committee and a Shadow Transport Spokesperson on the Liberal Democrat frontbench team in 2006.
He held his seat with an increased majority in 2010.
He has campaigned in particular on gay rights, affordable housing and refugees. He played a role in the campaign to outlaw homophobic chanting at football matches and put pressure on leaders in Greater Manchester to take on Syrian child refugees.
He lost his Parliamentary seat at the 2015 General Election but was elected to Manchester City Council a year later as the sole opposition member.
He is now Leader of the Opposition on the 96-member council.