Gary Porter, Baron Porter of Spalding
Gary Andrew Porter, Baron Porter of Spalding CBE is a British Conservative politician, local government leader, member of the House of Lords and a South Holland (Lincolnshire) district councillor, who was elected unopposed as Chair of the Local Government Association in June 2015.[1] He has been the leader of South Holland District Council since 2003.[2] Nominated for a life peerage in August 2015,[3] he was created Baron Porter of Spalding, of Spalding in the County of Lincolnshire on 15 October 2015.[4][5]
The Lord Porter of Spalding | |
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 Porter in 2018 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2015 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1960 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | De Montfort University (BA, 2000) Canterbury Christ Church University (Postgraduate Certificate, 2011) |
He was educated at De Montfort University (BA, 2000) and Canterbury Christ Church University (Postgraduate Certificate, 2011).[6]
References
- "Cllr Gary Porter is the new Chairman of the Local Government Association | Conservative Home". Conservative Home. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- "Lord Gary Porter CBE". gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- "Dissolution Peerages 2015". Gov.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- "No. 61387". The London Gazette. 21 October 2015. p. 19762.
- "LGA chair Gary Porter made a Lord". www.publicsectorexecutive.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- 2018 "Porter of Spalding, Baron, (Gary Andrew Porter), Chairman, Local Government Association, since 2015 (Vice Chairman, 2011–15)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 31 Jan. 2019
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