Alan Garner (politician) explained
| Alan Garner |
| Birth Name: | Alan George Garner |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Wolverhampton, England |
| Death Date: | 1996 |
| Spouse: | Mary Garner |
Alan George Garner (5 June 1929 – 1996) was a British Labour Party activist and trade unionist.[1] Born and raised in Wolverhampton, he was a member of Wolverhampton Council, for the Spring Vale and Heath Town wards, from 1973 until his death, and vice-chair of the West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority between 1992 and 1996, during which time he was a strong advocate of the Midland Metro.[2]
He received the British Empire Medal in the 1990 Birthday Honours. Midland Metro named an AnsaldoBreda T-69 tram after him.[2] [3]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Garner. Mary. Biography of Ray Garner. George Barnsby's page on GB Peoples Library. Terran Tribune Inc. 5 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150410212101/http://www.gbpeopleslibrary.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23:biography-of-ray-garner&catid=9:biographies-of-some-black-country-communists&Itemid=9. 10 April 2015. dead.
- News: Honour of tram name tribute. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045510/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-106587616.html. dead. 24 September 2015. 14 August 2003. Birmingham Evening Mail. 25 April 2012.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101006213841/http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/midland.html Midland Metro
