Lord Porter joins MHCLG board

Lord Porter, the former chairman of the Local Government Association, has joined the board of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Porter has been appointed non-executive director for three years. The former bricklayer has been leader of South Holland District Council since 2003. He became vice-chair of the LGA in 2011 and was appointed chairman of the organisation in 2015. When the four-year role ended in 2019, he continued with the LGA as building safety spokesman. In 2013, Porter was made a CBE for services to local government and in 2015 he was made Lord Porter of Spalding. He is a non-executive director for Norfolk County Council-owned property consultancy Norse Group and chairman of cross-party think-tank the Effective Governance Forum. Responding to Porter’s appointment, communities secretary Robert Jenrick, said: “His hands-on construction experience and advocacy for building safety will be a huge help to the department’s important work as we help the country recover and build back better from the pandemic.” To send feedback, e-mail emma.rosser@eg.co.uk or tweet @EmmaARosser or @EGPropertyNews   Photo: UK parliament official portrait (CC BY 3.0)