RIP Howard Bernstein (1953–2024) Public Servant & Mancunian Shakermaker #Manchester
“The remaking of post-industrial Manchester ranks among the most remarkable English economic stories of recent decades. Sir Howard Bernstein was its chief author” --Jennifer Williams on Howard Bernstein (also described by George Osborne as ‘the star of British local government’)
Sir Howard Bernstein (1953 –2024) was a British civil servant who was the chief executive of Manchester City Council from 1998 to 2017. Originally joining the Council as a junior clerk, he became the chief executive in 1998, responsible for setting development goals and encouraging investment in the city. He served as Honorary Professor of Politics at the University of Manchester. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Bernstein
Howard Bernstein, Manchester’s champion, 1953-2024: The dealmaker flitted between Whitehall corridors and Middle Eastern palaces in a quest to rejuvenate his hometown by Jennifer Williams on.ft.com/3XEDcKx
CC BY-SA portrait of Howard Bernstein by Estates Gazette (EG) Focus via Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/AVDj
RIP Howard Bernstein (1953–2024) Public Servant & Mancunian Shakermaker #Manchester
“The remaking of post-industrial Manchester ranks among the most remarkable English economic stories of recent decades. Sir Howard Bernstein was its chief author” --Jennifer Williams on Howard Bernstein (also described by George Osborne as ‘the star of British local government’)
Sir Howard Bernstein (1953 –2024) was a British civil servant who was the chief executive of Manchester City Council from 1998 to 2017. Originally joining the Council as a junior clerk, he became the chief executive in 1998, responsible for setting development goals and encouraging investment in the city. He served as Honorary Professor of Politics at the University of Manchester. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Bernstein
Howard Bernstein, Manchester’s champion, 1953-2024: The dealmaker flitted between Whitehall corridors and Middle Eastern palaces in a quest to rejuvenate his hometown by Jennifer Williams on.ft.com/3XEDcKx
CC BY-SA portrait of Howard Bernstein by Estates Gazette (EG) Focus via Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/AVDj