LGA vice-presidents

Every year the four Political Groups at the LGA invite parliamentary representatives from the House of Commons and the House of Lords to serve as vice-presidents. All have an association with local government and act as its champions in their daily lives.


  • Lord Adebowale CBE (crossbench)
  • Baroness Bennett (Green)
  • Lord Best (crossbench)
  • Lord Bichard (crossbench)
  • Lord Bird MBE (crossbench)
  • Baroness Casey (crossbench)
  • Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
  • Ben Lake MP (Plaid Cymru, Ceredigion)
  • Liz Saville-Roberts MP (Plaid Cymru, Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
  • Bishop of St Albans  (crossbench)
  • Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru)

Go to the full list of LGA vice-presidents, including nominations from the other political groups.

The President of the LGA is crossbench peer, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson 

Previous LGA Presidents are listed below: 

2015 - 2021 - Lord Kerslake

2005 - 2015 - Lord Richard Best

2002 - 2005 - Lord Ouseley

1997 – 2002 – Lord Hunt of Tanworth