Brian Coleman FRSA (born 25 June 1961) is a former Conservative Party politician and was a member of the London Assembly for Barnet and Camden, England. He is a Councillor in the London Borough of Barnet, and was Mayor for 2009–2010. He was also Chairman and Leader of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) May 2008 to 5 May 2012.
His membership of the Conservative Party was suspended on 30th October 2012 by the central office of the national Conservative Party. On the same evening a vote on his suspension was due to take place at the internal meeting of the Barnet Conservative Group on Barnet Council.
Speculation has led to claims that Conservative Party central office intervened as they could not trust the local associations to suspend him through normal procedures. Leader of Barnet Council Richard Cornelius was only informed of the suspension whilst en route to the group meeting.
He is a former Chairman of the Finchley Friends of Israel and remains a member of Conservative Friends of Israel. Governor at two local Secondary Schools, he is also involved with the Scouts and the Rotary Club, and is a vocal supporter of the rights of Falun Gong practitioners and the Greek Cypriot community.
Coleman was charged with assault in 2012. He had previously been found twice in breach of Barnet Council's code of conduct.
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