Paul Carter (politician)

Sir Paul Benedict Crossland Carter CBE is a British Conservative local government politician,^[1] serving as a councillor in Kent County Council, which he led for 14 years from 2005 until the end of 2019,^[2] and as the chair of the County Councils Network special-interest group within the Local Government Association from 2015 until 2020.

Carter was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours.^[3] He was knighted in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to local government.^[4][5][6]

Offices held

Political offices
Preceded by Sandy Bruce-Lockhart	Leader of Kent County Council 2005–2019	Succeeded by Roger Gough
Preceded by Unknown	Chair, County Councils Network, Local Government Association 2015–2020	Succeeded by Unknown