Ray Hassall

Ray Hassall
106th Lord Mayor of Birmingham
In office May 2015 – May 2016
Preceded by	Shafique Shah
Succeeded by	Carl Rice
Member of the Birmingham City Council
In office 2006–2009
Personal details
Born	Raymond Geoffrey Hassall 1943 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Died	12 March 2017(2017-03-12) (aged 74) Erdington, Birmingham, England
Political party	Liberal Democrats

Raymond Geoffrey Hassall (1943 – 12 March 2017), known as Ray, was an British politician.

Hassall was a councillor in local government in Birmingham, England. He represented Perry Barr ward. He was a member of the Liberal Democrats party. He was also Birmingham City Council's cabinet member for leisure, sport and culture from 2006 to 2009. He was Lord Mayor of the city in the year May 2015 to May 2016.^[1]

References

1. Elkes, Neil (12 March 2017). "Ex-Lord Mayor Ray Hassall dies suddenly aged 74". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

Other websites

• Stories featuring Hassall^{[permanent dead link]}, in the Great Barr Observer
• News releases featuring Hassall (as Lord Mayor) Archived 2017-04-05 at the Wayback Machine on Birmingham City Council's 'Newsroom' website
• News releases featuring Hassall (as Deputy Lord Mayor) Archived 2017-04-12 at the Wayback Machine on Birmingham City Council's 'Newsroom' website