Justine McGuinn

ALT “This is an honour that I share with the brilliant people I’ve worked alongside here in Greater Manchester and throughout my time in local government. When I joined the GMCA in 2017 I could not have foreseen the challenges that we would face, but it has been the privilege of my career to see the strength and the spirit of this city-region prevail at every turn. This past year in particular, with the signing of Greater Manchester’s Trailblazer devolution deal, has demonstrated just how relentlessly this place is working to transform public services for the better, and deliver for people at every stage of life. I take immense pride in all that we have achieved here. Those achievements are the foundations of this honour, for which I am sincerely grateful.”

ALT “Eamonn has been a towering figure in local government throughout his career, and nowhere more so than in Greater Manchester. From spearheading our devolution deal to delivering the biggest transformation of public transport since the 1980s, his impact on this place simply cannot be overstated. Greater Manchester has come a long way in the last decade, and Eamonn has made a major contribution to that progress. We are proud that this has been recognised, but I know that he would be the first to say that it is also a recognition of his outstanding team at all levels of the GMCA.”