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TREVOR PHILLIPS
Trevor Phillips was educated in the Caribbean and England. Whilst completing his Chemistry degree he became involved in the National Union of Students and was elected president of the NUS in 1978. After leaving university he started his career in TV, initially as a researcher in LWT rising to become the Head of Current Affairs, a well-known face for both LWT and the BBC.
Throughout his adult life he has been involved in campaigning on equality issues. He successfully initiated the Windrush season, which raised the profile of Black History.
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Trevor has combined his career in the media with voluntary work. He has been Chair of the Runnymede Trust and Chair of the NHS Inequalities Task Force. He is a Council Member of the Royal Television Society. Trevor is a member of the DTLR Urban Sounding Board and of the Housing Corporation Sounding Board. He is a trustee of the Bernie Grant Centre and of the Ethnic Minorities Foundation.
He is on the Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations
Trevor was elected to the Chair of the London Assembly in May 2000.
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His GLA responsibilities included:
Chair of London Assembly
Deputy Chair of Public Services Committee
Member of London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
Member of London Health Commission
Member of London Tourist Board
Chair of Appointments Committee
Portfolio also covers Budget, Health, Education and Social Inclusion.
visit:http://www.cre.gov.uk
for more information about commissioner Trevor Philllips work.
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