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Durham County Council (1974 - 2009)

Reference: DC/Elected Members Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1974 - 2009) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Elected Members

Covering Dates: 1995-2007

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  • Durham County Council (1974 - 2009)
    • Durham County Council elected members (Ref: DC/Elected Members)
    • Councillor Edna Hunter (Ref: DC/EM 1/1-2)
    • Councillor Joe Walker, JP, L Exec F Inst, Vice Chairman (Ref: DC/EM 2/1)

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For photographs of elected members see DC/Clerk 16-17

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Durham County Council elected members (Ref: DC/Elected Members)Councillor Edna Hunter (Ref: DC/EM 1/1-2)

Edna Hunter was elected to the Tanfield seat in Derwentside in 1997. She served as Treasurer of the North Durham Labour Party Parliamentary Constituency and as Treasurer of the ruling Labour Group on the County Council. In 2007, she became the first female Chair of the County Council.

Ref: DC/EM 1/1

Copy newspaper article from the Northern Echo concerning Edna Hunter's appointment as the County Council's first female chair, 3 May 2007
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: DC/EM 1/2

Copy photograph of group, including Edna Hunter, at Commanding Officer's Dinner Party, HMS Bulwark, Sunderland, 2 June 2007 HMS Bulwark , an 18,400 tonne amphibious assault ship, became County Durham's adopted Royal Navy vessel on its launch in November 2001
(1 photograph, 20 cm. x 28 cm., colour)

Councillor Joe Walker, JP, L Exec F Inst, Vice Chairman (Ref: DC/EM 2/1)Ref: DC/EM 2/1

Correspondence between John Burton, Agent to Rt Hon Tony Blair MP, and Councillor Joe Walker, Vice Chairman of Durham County Council concerning honorary life vice presidency of Dipton Community Centre for Tony Blair, 4-7 April 1995
(2 papers, mounted)



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