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Councillor Mrs Jean Edwards (Labour) had been a city councillor since 1979, hence by the time she became Lord Mayor in 2006 she was one of Stoke-on-Trent’s longest serving city councillors. Throughout her political career she chaired most of the council’s key committees and was Cabinet Member for Housing and Health for several years. A mum of six (proud) children, Jean was passionate about people and fought hard for many of the people who continued to re-elect her as their City Councillor.