Mike Freer

Mike Freer is Leader of Barnet Council and represents Finchley Church End as a local councillor.

As well as being Leader he is also the portfolio holder for Resources. He has previously held portfolios for Policy & Performance working on both budget management and performance improvement. Mike has been instrumental in reducing waste & inefficiency at Barnet, whilst improving services and customer satisfaction. (Barnet as the UK’s 10th largest Unitary Authority enjoys the highest customer satisfaction rating of any outer London Borough and is the only Outer London Borough to improve customer satisfaction over the past few years).

Mike has for many years worked with the faith communities of North London in an effort to improve understanding and to reduce barriers due to ignorance of each other’s faiths.

Away from Barnet Council, Mike works for Barclays Bank PLC as a Performance Manager and is looking forward to blogging for the Hendon Times providing more opportunities for two way communication with the residents of Barnet