Cllr Paul Bettison Obe Email & Phone Number

Having spent ten successful years with US based Rockwell International, before setting up his own thriving business supplying printing equipment to the UK newspaper and general printing industry during the mid 1980s, Paul turned to local politics as his next challenge in 1991. In 1996 Paul was elected Leader of the Conservative Group (then in opposition) at Bracknell Forest and in May 1997 Paul led the Conservative Group to victory, gaining the distinction of being the only Conservative Leader in the country to wrest power from Labour on the same day that Tony Blair won his first general election for Labour. Nationally, he has chaired the LGA Housing Executive, the LGA Rural Commission and the LGA Environment Board, and has been Chairman of LG Regulation (formerly Local Authority Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services) and sat on the LGA Executive. He has been on the Board of Directgov, Government Connect, and of the National Opportunity Card and was Chairman of the Waste Partnership Board of iESE. Paul was the National Lead Conservative Member Peer at the LGA for twelve years and Deputy Chairman of the LGA Culture, Tourism & Sport Board. Paul is Chairman of the LGA Improvement and Innovation Board, the Performance Support Panel and the IDeA Company Board. He is also a representative on the Local Government Services Employers National Joint Council. Paul is Chairman of the Board of IESE Ltd and sits on the Executive of South East England Councils. Paul chairs the Berkshire Leaders Group. A Trustee of the Board of the Keep Britain Tidy Group for six years, Paul is now their Local Government Ambassador. Paul was awarded the OBE for services to local government in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Paul retired from his business activities in 2004, and now devotes himself full-time to Local Government.

Listed skills include Local Government, Policy, Government, Change Management, and 46 others.

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