Pat Hackett

{{short description|British politician (born 1954)}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix = Cllr

| image = Cllr_Pat_Hackett.jpg

| caption = Councillor Pat Hackett as Leader of Wirral Council in June 2019.

| name = Pat Hackett

| party = Labour

| office = Leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

| deputy = Anita Leech

| term_start = 14 May 2019{{cite news |last=Houghton |first=Tom |date=14 May 2019 |title=Labour to run Wirral Council with minority administration and No Overall Control following fiery meeting |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/labour-run-wirral-council-minority-16276489 |access-date=14 May 2019|website=Liverpool Echo}}

| term_end = 28 September 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/wirral-gets-first-woman-leader-19016979 | title=Wirral gets first woman leader in nearly 30 years |first=George|last=Morgan|website=Liverpool Echo|date=29 September 2020|accessdate=1 October 2020}}

| predecessor = Phil Davies

| successor = Janette Williamson

|office2 = Labour Party Group Leader
on Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

|deputy2 = Janette Williamson

|term_start2 = 5 May 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/wirral-council-no-overall-control-16236523|title=Wirral Council in No Overall Control: What happens next as new Labour leader chosen|first=Tom|last=Haughton|website=Liverpool Echo|access-date=7 May 2019|date=7 May 2019}}

|term_end2 = 29 June 2020{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/J___Williamson/status/1277680391869157378 | title=Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts on Twitter | author=Cllr Jan Williamson #listentoexperts| publisher=@J__Williamson|website=Twitter|date=29 June 2020|access-date=29 June 2020}}

|predecessor2 = Phil Davies

|successor2 = Janette Williamson

|office3 = 43rd Mayor of Wirral

|deputy3 = Ann McLachlan

|term_start3 = 16 May 2016

|term_end3 = 15 May 2017

|predecessor3 = Les Rowlands

|successor3 = Ann McLachlan

|office4 = Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor
for New Brighton

|alongside4 =

|term_start5 = 5 May 1994

|term_end5 = 1 May 2008

|term_start4 = 5 May 2011

|term_end4 = 30 September 2020{{cite web

|first=Paul|last= Satoor|title=Notice of vacancy in the office of Councillor for the New Brighton Ward|date=30 September 2020|access-date=14 October 2020|url=https://www.wirral.gov.uk/sites/default/files/all/Elections%20and%20voting/2020%20Notices/Notice%20of%20Casual%20Vacancy%20-%20New%20Brighton%20Ward.pdf|website=Wirral Council}}

|predecessor5 = D. Harris

|successor5 = Sue Taylor

|predecessor4 = Tony Pritchard

|successor4 = TBD

|majority5 = 7 (0.1%)

|majority4 = 1,566 (39.7%)

| birth_name = Patrick Joseph Hackett

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|6|9|df=y}}{{Cite news|url=https://johnbrace.com/whats-in-the-nomination-papers-for-the-labour-and-conservative-candidates-in-moreton-west-and-saughall-massie-and-the-nomination-papers-for-the-conservative-and-labour-candidates-in-new-brighto/#more-20268 |title=What's in the nomination papers for the Labour and Conservative candidates in Moreton West and Saughall Massie and the nomination papers for the Conservative and Labour candidates in New Brighton?| website=johnbrace.com|date=26 April 2019|first=John|last=Brace|access-date=7 May 2019}}

| birth_place =

| residence = Wallasey, Wirral, UK{{Cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=752 |title=Councillor Pat Hackett| website=Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council|access-date=7 May 2019}}

| education =

| website =

}}

Patrick Joseph Hackett (born 9 June 1954), is a British Labour politician and former Leader of Wirral Council.

He was elected leader of the Labour group on Wirral Council on 5 May, becoming Leader of the Council at the annual meeting on 14 May leading a minority Labour administration.