I’m a Conservative councillor on Birmingham City Council, representing Sutton Trinity Ward. My main interests are in regeneration, the cultural offer and reputation of the city, and the vitality of our independent popular music sector. I am determined that the city follows through on the recommendations raised in our recent report, ‘Destination Birmingham: Birmingham, A Music City’.

I chair Birmingham’s Leisure, Sport & Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee, am a director of the Sutton Coldfield BID Company Ltd and chair the Sutton Coldfield Economic Development Group. And I am Joint Managing Director of our medium sized family owned business, based in Birmingham and supplying large end users in the automotive and aerospace industries.

I’m also a member of the advisory board for the Birmingham International Jazz Festival, which celebrated its 27th anniversary last year and is said to be the ‘largest free jazz party in Europe’.

And yes, I strongly believe that Birmingham should have an elected mayor.

All views expressed on this website are mine and mine alone. They are not posted in my ‘official’ role as an elected member and are in no way representative of Birmingham City Council.

Email: pejparkin@hotmail.com

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