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Steven Purcell is Leader of Glasgow City Council. He was elected to this post in May 2005 (age 32), and was previously Education Convenor and Development and Regeneration Services Convenor.
Since becoming Leader, Councillor Purcell has changed the city's focus toward social renewal and economic growth, with education and getting people into work a key feature of his leadership.
He has helped deliver a £1 billion reform of public services within Glasgow, bringing together various agencies and 6000 staff to improve local services. This initiative covers economic development, health improvement, tackling worklessness and community safety.
Councillor Purcell lives in his native Yoker in Glasgow.
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