Pat Karney

Politician

British Dublin, Ireland

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Profession	Politician
Nationality	British
Date of Birth	1948
Birthplace	Dublin, Ireland

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Summary	British Labour Party politician and councillor for Harpurhey in the City of Manchester, serving as a Labour councillor since 1979. He died aged 78 while receiving treatment for cancer, as announced by Manchester City Council.
Upbringing	Born in Dublin and raised in Harpurhey, Manchester. He moved from Dublin to Manchester at the age of nine and remained involved with the city's Irish community, including the Irish Festival.

Career

Political Office	Labour councillor for Harpurhey, Manchester City Council, since 1979
Committee Roles	Chair of the Constitutional and Nominations Committee Member of the Health Scrutiny Committee Member of the Council
Other Roles	City Centre Spokesperson, Manchester City Council Secretary of the Manchester Labour Group Associate Executive Member with responsibility for the city centre Director of the city centre management company Cityco from 2000 Director of the tourism body Marketing Manchester from 2002 to 2014 Founder of the Manchester Day festival, first held in 2010 Spokesperson for Manchester's Christmas Markets and festive events
Earlier Roles	Social Services manager for Salford City Council Chairman of the City Centre Committee at the time of the IRA bombing of Manchester city centre
Media Appearances	Granada Reports BBC North West Tonight Good Morning Britain Breakfast

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Arranged for a section of the Piccadilly Gardens wall to be preserved after it was demolished in 2020, and invited the artist who had decorated it to paint it again.
2. Was accused of bullying John Leech, leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition on Manchester City Council, in March 2020, but was cleared.
3. Campaigned for gay rights, including through Manchester City Council's opposition to Clause 28 of the Local Government Act 1988.
4. Was known as a champion of Manchester's Christmas markets and festive events.

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