John Brooks, Baron Brooks of Tremorfa

The son of Edward George Brooks and Rachel White, he was born in 1927 and educated at Coleg Harlech.

[3] He became leader of South Glamorgan County Council (SGCC), known for his "strong leadership style" and his effective control of the Labour Party group during the 1980s.

[4] When he replaced Reverend Bob Morgan as leader it was described as a 'coup', with Brooks deciding a tougher leadership was required.

[5] Brooks was widely seen as being enormously influential on the future leader of SGCC and Cardiff Council, Russell Goodway.

After the former boxer Michael Watson won a negligence case against the BBBoC in 2001, the board had to sell its London headquarters to raise £400,000 to pay compensation.