David Goddard, Baron Goddard of Stockport (born 2 October 1952) is a British
Liberal Democrat politician. He was made a
life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers. In modern times, life peerages, always created at the rank of baron, are created under the Life Peerages ...
, as Baron Goddard of Stockport, ''of
Stockport
Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here.
Most of the town is within ...
in the County of
Greater Manchester'', on 15 September 2014. A gas engineer by trade, he was an elected member of
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council from 1990 until 2012, and was elected again in 2014 before standing down in 2018. He was leader of the council between 2007 and 2012.
References
External links
Lord Goddard of Stockport– UK Parliament
Liberal Democrats (UK) life peers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1952 births
Councillors in Stockport
Leaders of local authorities of England
Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors
Life peers created by Elizabeth II
Members of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
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