Appointments made to National Park Authority and National Landscape boards
26 board members have been either appointed or reappointed
A series of appointments and reappointments have been made to the boards of England’s National Park Authorities (NPAs) and National Landscapes.
All appointments are made on merit and the appointments comply with the Ministerial Code of Governance on Public Appointments.
The following new appointment has been made for three years:
Cotswolds National Landscape Board
- David Powell
The following new appointments have been made for four years:
Dartmoor NPA
- Mary Seddon
Peak District
- Rachel Bennett
South Downs NPA
- Mark Potter
The following members have been reappointed for a second term of three years:
Cotswolds National Landscape Board
- Isabel Ross
Chilterns National Landscape Board
- Geeta Ludhra
The following members have been reappointed for a second term of four years:
Broads Authority
- Stephen Bolt
- Matt Shardlow
Dartmoor NPA
- William Dracup
Exmoor NPA
- Dominic Elson
- Michael Patrick Kelly
- Susan Warren
Lake District
- Jim Jackson
New Forest NPA
- Victoria Mander
Northumberland NPA
- Elizabeth Ellis
- Marie Fallon
South Downs NPA
- Timothy Burr
- Melanie Hunt
- Maggie Jones
- Stephen Whale
Yorkshire Dales NPA
- Mark Corner
- Derek Twine
The following members have been reappointed for a third term of two years:
Dartmoor NPA
- Pamela Woods
Exmoor NPA
- Evelyn Stacey
South Downs NPA
- Heather Baker
The following members have been reappointed for a third term of three years:
Cotswolds National Landscape Board
- Catherine Le Grice-Mack
Further information
- All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process.
- England’s National Parks and National Landscapes are home to some of our most important habitats and wildlife.
- The overall role of a National Park Authority board member is to contribute to the leadership, scrutiny, and direction of the National Park Authority and further its statutory purposes.