Lord Hanningfield
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The Lord Hanningfield DL |
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| Member (Life Peer) of the House of Lords |
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Assumed office 31 July 1998 |
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| Leader of Essex County Council | |
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In office 7 June 2001 – 5 February 2010 |
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| Succeeded by | Peter Martin |
| Deputy Chair Local Government Association |
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In office 1997–2001 |
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| Leader of Association of County Councils |
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In office 1995–1997 |
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| Chair of Council of Local Education Authorities |
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In office 1990–1992 |
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| Chairman of Essex County Council |
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In office 1989–1992 |
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| Member of Essex County Council for Stock Ward |
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In office 1970 – 26 May 2011 |
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| Succeeded by | Ian Grundy |
| Personal details | |
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Paul Edward Winston White 16 September 1940 Chelmsford, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative (until 2010) No affiliation (2010 onwards) |
| Alma mater | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford |
Paul Edward Winston White, Baron Hanningfield (born 16 September 1940) is a British politician and a formerly suspended member of the House of Lords. He served in various leadership roles in local government as a Conservative and was influential in the establishment of the Local Government Association. He achieved notoriety in the Parliamentary Expenses Scandal, when he was convicted of false accounting and sent to prison. Following his release he was suspended from the House of Lords.
White was created a Life Peer on 31 July 1998, as Baron Hanningfield, of Chelmsford in the County of Essex and is thus known as Lord Hanningfield.
The son of Edward Ernest William White by his marriage to Irene Joyce Gertrude Williamson, White was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, and received a Nuffield Scholarship for Agriculture.
In 1962, White was appointed Chairman of the Young Farmers, and at the same time became a member of the Executive of Chelmsford Conservative Association, a position he held until 1999. He was first elected to Essex County Council in 1970 and served as Chairman of the council from 1989 to 1992. He was also chair of the Council of Local Education Authorities between 1990 and 1992, and leader of the Association of County Councils between 1995 and 1997.
In 1998, White was given a peerage, in recognition of his work in helping to establish the Local Government Association of England and Wales. From 1997 to 2001, Hanningfield was deputy chair and Conservative Group Leader of the Local Government Association. He served as leader of Essex County Council from 2001 until his resignation in 2010. Hanningfield was also a member of the Court of Essex University and a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Essex.
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