Philip Dunleavy CBE (5 October 1915 - 13 January 1996) was a Labour Party councillor in Cardiff, Wales. He was Lord Mayor of Cardiff 1982-83 and leader of Cardiff City Council for five years.[1]

Dunleavy was born in Cardiff and began working for the Post Office when he was 14 years old. He continued working for them until his retirement in 1975.[1]

As a Labour Party councillor, he served on Cardiff City Council from 1962 to 1983 and was Leader of the Council from 1974 to 1976 and 1979-82. He also served on South Glamorgan County Council from 1974 to 1981. In 1982 he became Lord Mayor of Cardiff.[1]

Dunleavy was awarded an OBE in 1978 and a CBE in 1983 for "services to local government in South Glamorgan".[1][2] In January 1993 he was bestowed the honour of the Freedom of the City of Cardiff, one of only two people to receive this honour during the 1990s.[3]

Dunleavy died in Cardiff on 13 January 1996. In tribute the local MP and Labour national home affairs spokesman, Alun Michael, said Dunleavy "towered over Cardiff's political landscape".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Tony Heath "OBITUARY: Philip Dunleavy", The Independent, 18 January 1996. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  2. ^ "C.B.E.", Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 December 1982. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  3. ^ "Freedom of Cardiff: List of recipients from 1886", BBC News, 24 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
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