Lord Best

Lord Best

Full title

The Lord Best OBE

Name

Richard Best

Party/group

Crossbench

Joined the Lords

4 June 2001

Contact details

Parliamentary

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 6799
best@parliament.uk

External/Private Office

Marie Kirk, P.A.
Tel: 01784 446046
marie.kirk@hanover.org.uk

Biography

UK Parliament

Committee House Date
Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee Lords 2013-
Information Committee (L) Lords 2013-
Economic Affairs Committee (L) Lords 2007-12
Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee) Lords 2004-04
Audit Committee (L) Lords 2002-08

Political life – other

Job title Organisation Date
Deputy Chair Westminster City Council Standards Comittee 2008-12
President Local Government Association 2005-
Chair Hull Partnership Board 2002-04

Professional life

Job title Organisation Date
Chief Executive Joseph Rowntree Foundation 1988-06
Chief Executive National Housing Federation 1973-88
Chief Executive British Churches Housing Trust 1968-73

Public life

Post Organisation Date
Chair The Property Ombudsman 2009-
Chair Hanover Housing Association 2006-
Trustee The Tree Council 2006-
Trustee and Treasurer Royal Society of Arts 2006-12
President Local Government Association

Member's focus

Policy
Energy and environment
Housing and planning
Social Security and pensions
Social services
UK
North Yorkshire
Dorset
World
Pakistan
South East Europe

Register of Interests

  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Chairman, The Property Ombudsman Council
    • Chairman, Hanover Housing Association (remunerated; but all remuneration donated to charity)
    • Chair, The Glazing Ombudsman Council

  • 5: Land and property

    • Property in Dorset from which rental income is received (owned principally by wife)

  • 10: Non-financial interests (d)

    • President, Local Government Association
    • Member, Equity Release Council Advisory Board
    • Vice President, Town and Country Planning Association

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • Trustee, The Tree Council
    • Trustee, Phoenix Fund for Zimbabwe
    • Chairman, Advisory Board, South East Europe Research Centre (share of expenses for one annual meeting paid by City University, Thessaloniki to cover most of the travel costs and some of the hotel costs)
    • Member of Advisory Board, National Council of Voluntary Organisations

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