Gary Porter, Baron Porter of Spalding
The Lord Porter of Spalding | |
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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) |
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] Nominated for a life peerage in August 2015,[2] he was created Baron Porter of Spalding, of Spalding in the County of Lincolnshire on 15 October 2015.[3][4]
He was educated at De Montfort University (BA, 2000) and Canterbury Christ Church University (Postgraduate Certificate, 2011).[5]
References[]
- ^ "Cllr Gary Porter is the new Chairman of the Local Government Association | Conservative Home". Conservative Home. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "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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