Gary Andrew Porter, Baron Porter of Spalding CBE is a British Conservative politician, local government leader, member of the House of Lords and former 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 until 2023.[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 | |
|---|---|
 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
edit- ^ "Cllr Gary Porter is the new Chairman of the Local Government Association | Conservative Home". Conservative Home. 13 June 2015. 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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