Lord Richard Best OBE
Lord Best retired at the end of 2006 after 18 years as the
Director of both the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree
Housing Trust.
He is Chair of the Hanover Housing Association, Vice-Chairman of the
All Party Parliamentary Group on Urban Development and Hon Treasurer
of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Homelessness and Housing
Need. TCPA
He is President of the Local Government Association and Chair of the
Independent Commission on the Future of the LGA. He is also Chair of
the Giving Forum and President of the Continuing Care Conference.
Some of his previous posts have included
: Chairman of the Westminster Housing Commission (2005-2006);
Commissioner, Rural Development Commission (1989-1998); Chair,
Inquiry into Social Inclusion in Glasgow (1998-2000); Secretary,
Duke of Edinburgh’s Inquiry into British Housing (1984-1991).
Between 1973 and 1988 he was Director of the National Federation of
Housing Associations. He was a member of the Commission on the
Future of Birmingham's Council Housing and chaired the Hull
Partnership Liaison Board (2002-2004).
Richard Best was created a Life Peer in 2001. He chairs the Audit
Committee of the House of Lords.
President Local Government Association, Chairman of Hanover Housing
Association, Trustee Royal Society of Arts, Trustee The Tree
Council, Vice-Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Urban
Development and Hon Treasurer of the All Party Parliamentary Group
on Homelessness and Housing Needs, Chair of House of Lords Audit
Committee, Chairman of The Giving Forum, Vice President of Town and
County Planning Association, Board Member of Ombudsman of Estate
Agents, Chair Office of Public Management’s Public Interest and
General Council; Hon Fellow RIBA, Hon Life Member Chartered
Institute of Housing, Hon Doctor of Letters, Sheffield University.