Richard Arthur (British politician)


Richard Arthur is a former Labour politician in England. He was the Leader of Camden London Borough Council from 1993 to 2000 and a councillor for Highgate between 1990 and 2002.
Arthur was elected to Camden Council in 1990, representing Highgate ward. He became the Leader of the council in 1993, replacing Julie Fitzgerald. He beat Phil Turner by just three votes.. He was the longest serving Leader of the Council in Camden's history before being replaced by Jane Roberts in 2000. He stood down as a councillor in 2002.
Arthur was the Chairman of the Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust from 2009 to 2013.