Biography
Sir Sandy Bruce-Lockhart has been Chairman of the Local Government Association since July 2004, before which he spent two years as Vice-Chairman of the Association and of the LGA Executive.
Sir Sandy was first elected to Kent County Council in 1989 and has been Leader of the Conservative Group since 1993. In May 1997 he became Leader of Kent County Council and was re-elected in June 2001.
Born in 1942, Sir Sandy farmed in Zimbabwe before settling in Kent. He has farmed in Kent for 37 years, concentrating on fruit and fruit packing.
Sir Sandy is also Chairman of the Kent Thameside Delivery Board; a trustee of the Centre for Social Justice; and a school governor. He has written widely about public services and social issues.
Updated: 29 September 2005