Martin Hill (councillor)
Encyclopedia
Martin John Hill OBE is the Leader of Lincolnshire
County Council.
Hill was born in Leicester
. He was brought up in Lincolnshire, near Grimsby
.
He has been the Chairman of Heydour
Parish Council since 1991. He has been Leader of Lincolnshire County Council since 24 March 2005 when Ian Croft resigned. He is the LG Group Executive representative for East Midlands Councils on the Local Government Association
. Also on the Executive is Gary Porter, the Leader of South Holland District Council
.
He is also the Chairman of the East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership
.
, towards Bourne
. He was married in 1987 in Swindon. He was awarded the OBE in the 2008 New Year Honours.
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
County Council.
Hill was born in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
. He was brought up in Lincolnshire, near Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
.
Career
He is the Conservative county councillor for Folkingham Rural, which represents 25 (small) parishes. He has been a councillor since 1993.He has been the Chairman of Heydour
Heydour
Heydour is a hamlet and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is south-west from Sleaford and north-east from Grantham...
Parish Council since 1991. He has been Leader of Lincolnshire County Council since 24 March 2005 when Ian Croft resigned. He is the LG Group Executive representative for East Midlands Councils on the Local Government Association
Local Government Association
The Local Government Association is a voluntary lobbying organisation acting as the voice of the local government sector in England and Wales, which seeks to be an authoritative and effective advocate on its behalf....
. Also on the Executive is Gary Porter, the Leader of South Holland District Council
South Holland, Lincolnshire
South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire. The district council is based in Spalding.It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the Spalding urban district with East Elloe Rural District and Spalding Rural District...
.
He is also the Chairman of the East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership
Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPs)
-What are RIEPs?:The nine regional improvement and efficiency partnerships are English public sector organisations that support councils and their partners to become more efficient, innovative and engaged with citizens...
.
Personal life
Hill is a farmer, and lives in a former pub in rural South KestevenSouth Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
, towards Bourne
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
. He was married in 1987 in Swindon. He was awarded the OBE in the 2008 New Year Honours.