Secretary of State appointments to National Park Authorities and AONB Conservation Boards

New appointments in 2020

Appointments have been made to England’s National Park Authorities (NPAs) and the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Conservation Board

The following appointments have been made for four years:

Broads Authority

• Stephen Bolt
• Matt Shardlow

Dartmoor NPA

• William Dracup

Exmoor NPA

• Dominic Elson
• Michael Patrick Kelly
• Susan Warren

New Forest NPA

• Victoria Mander

Lake District NPA

• Jim Jackson

Northumberland NPA

• Elizabeth Ellis
• Marie Fallon

Peak District NPA

• Annabelle Harling

Yorkshire Dales NPA

• Mark Corner
• Derek Twine

South Downs NPA

• Annie Brown
• Timothy Burr
• Melanie Hunt
• Stephen Whale
• Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Re-appointments in 2020

The following members have been re-appointed for further four-year terms:

Broads Authority

• Bill Dickson
• Greg Munford

Dartmoor NPA

• Andrew Cooper
• Pamela Woods

Exmoor NPA

• Evelyn Stacey

South Downs NPA

• Heather Baker

Yorkshire Dales NPA

• Jim Munday
• Neil Swain

The following members have been re-appointed for further terms of two years:

North York Moors NPA

• Alison Fisher
• Andrew Scott

Peak District NPA

• Robert Helliwell

The following members were re-appointed for further three year terms:

Chilterns AONB Conservation Board

• Ian Waller
• Elizabeth Wilson

Costwolds AONB Conservation Board

The following members were re-appointed for further three year terms:

• George Lambrick
• Brenden McCarthy

There is a requirement for appointees’ political activity to be made public. Baroness Jones of Whitchurch is a Labour life peer.