Marvin Rees

Marvin Rees
2nd Mayor of Bristol
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2016
Preceded by	George Ferguson
Personal details
Born	Marvin Johnathan Rees April 1972
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Parents	Janet Rees

Marvin Johnathan Rees (born April 1972) is a British Labour Party politician. Since May 2016, he has served as Mayor of Bristol.

Marvin Rees was brought up in Bristol, partly in Lawrence Weston and Easton, by his British mother and Jamaican father. He obtained a Masters in Political Theory and Government at the University of Wales in Swansea, and also a Masters in Global Economic Development at Eastern University (United States) in 2000. Later he completed the World Fellows Program at Yale University. During a fellowship he assisted Tony Campolo, an advisor to President Bill Clinton.

Rees is the Founder and Programme Lead at The Bristol Leadership Programme, a two-week programme that will help a dozen people annually from impoverished backgrounds to reach their aspirations. He was also a member of the Bristol Legacy Commission which dispursed its funds and ceased operating in April, 2012. and a former Director of the Bristol Partnership whose goals are to make Bristol's prosperity sustainable, reduce health and wealth inequality, build stronger and safer communities, and raise the aspirations and achievements of young people and families.

Rees has worked in diverse areas throughout his career. He was a freelance journalist and radio presenter at BBC Radio Bristol & Ujima Radio. He was the Communications and Events Manager at Black Development Agency (now Phoenix Social Enterprise), an agency devoted to empowering individuals and communities through opportunities to work abroad.

Marvin Rees was employed in the city of Bristol as the Programme Manager for race equality in mental health issues at NHS Bristol. His experiences in the United States included work as an outreach assistant at the Sojourners Community and as a Youth Co-ordinator at Tearfund.

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